Ischemia
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Blood deficiency in an organ or tissue caused by a constriction or obstruction of its blood vessels. |
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GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics of which MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA & BRAIN ISCHEMIA & their specifics are most common; IM; coord with specific organ /blood supply (IM) |
Ischemia Categories.
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Reperfusion Injury - Functional, metabolic, or structural changes, including necrosis, in ischemic tissues thought to result from REPERFUSION to ischemic areas of the tissue. The most common instance is MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY. |
Ischemia Definitions and Terms
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