reperfusion
Flow returns again
Reperfusion is the restoration of blood flow to tissue that has been deprived of it.
The term appears most often in medical contexts involving heart attacks or strokes, where blocked arteries are reopened: The goal of emergency treatment is rapid reperfusion of the heart muscle.
Paradoxically, reperfusion itself can cause tissue damage as oxygen floods back into oxygen-starved cells.
Procedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- revascularizationRestoring tissue perfusion surgically
- thrombectomySurgical removal of blood clot
Sudden brain blood blockage
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- thrombolyticAgent dissolving blood clots
- neuroprotectionSafeguarding neurons from damage
Insufficient tissue blood supply
- infarctDead tissue from blocked artery
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- apoptosisProgrammed cell death
Muscular tissue of heart
- troponinMuscle regulatory protein complex
- electrocardiogramHeart's electrical activity record
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- echocardiographyUltrasound imaging of heart
Flow through minute vessels
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
- coronaryOf heart arteries
arterial · hemoglobin · saturation · hypoxia · mitochondria
angioplasty
Procedure to widen vessels
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- revascularizationRestoring tissue perfusion surgically
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
- thrombolyticAgent dissolving blood clots
- neuroprotectionSafeguarding neurons from damage
ischemia
Insufficient tissue blood supply
- infarctDead tissue from blocked artery
- necrosisLocalized cell death
- inflammationProtective tissue response
apoptosis · edema · arrhythmia · hemorrhage
myocardium
Muscular tissue of heart
- troponinMuscle regulatory protein complex
- electrocardiogramHeart's electrical activity record
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
microcirculation
Flow through minute vessels
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
coronary · arterial · hemoglobin · saturation · hypoxia · mitochondria
reperfusionischemia
Insufficient tissue blood supply
occlusion · infarction · hypoperfusion · ischemic · anoxia
reperfusionblockage
Obstruction halting movement
obstruction · thrombosis · embolism · stenosis · clot formation
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