revascularization
Restoring blocked circulation
Revascularization is the restoration of blood supply to a tissue or organ that has had its blood supply cut off.
In surgical contexts, revascularization is effected by a procedure such as a bypass.
State of being open
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- reperfusionRestored blood supply
- bloodflowVascular fluid movement
- collateralSecurity for debt
remodeling · healing · restenosis · thrombosis · survival
Implanted tube for blockages
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- percutaneousVia the skin
- coronaryOf heart arteries
wire-guided · fluoroscopy · angiogram · lumen · inflation · bare-metal · restenosis · guidewire
Illicit political gain
- CABGCoronary artery bypass grafting
- mammaryOf milk glands
- saphenousOf a leg vein
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
Abnormal bodily narrowing
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
angina · infarction · claudication · thrombosis · embolism · blockage · narrowing · hypoperfusion
Controlled cut into tissue
- sutureMedical wound closure
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- thoracotomySurgical chest wall opening
- sternotomySurgical cut through breastbone
surgeon · operating-room · hemostasis · cannulation · retractor · postoperative · preoperative · recovery
Clot-preventing medications
- statinsLipid-lowering pharmaceuticals
- vasodilatorsAgents widening blood vessels
- thrombolyticsClot-dissolving medications
- heparinSubstance preventing coagulation
patency
State of being open
- perfusionFluid delivery to tissue
- reperfusionRestored blood supply
- bloodflowVascular fluid movement
collateral · remodeling · healing · restenosis · thrombosis · survival
stent
Implanted tube for blockages
- balloonInflatable rubber sac
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- percutaneousVia the skin
coronary · wire-guided · fluoroscopy · angiogram · lumen · inflation · bare-metal · restenosis · guidewire · dilatation
graft
Illicit political gain
anastomosis · conduit · cardiopulmonary · harvesting · sequential
stenosis
Abnormal bodily narrowing
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
plaque · angina · infarction · claudication · thrombosis · embolism · blockage · narrowing · hypoperfusion
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- sutureMedical wound closure
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- thoracotomySurgical chest wall opening
sternotomy · surgeon · operating-room · hemostasis · cannulation · retractor · postoperative · preoperative · recovery · complications
anticoagulants
Clot-preventing medications
- statinsLipid-lowering pharmaceuticals
- vasodilatorsAgents widening blood vessels
- thrombolyticsClot-dissolving medications
revascularizationembolization
Therapeutic vessel blockage
ischemia · thrombosis · infarction · ligation · stenosis
revascularizationmedical management
Non-surgical therapeutic care
watchful waiting · palliative care · conservative treatment · pharmacotherapy · medical therapy
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