Generally, restoration of blood supply to heart tissue which is ischemic due to decrease in normal blood supply. The decrease may result from any source including atherosclerotic obstruction, narrowing of the artery, or surgical clamping. Reperfusion can be induced to treat ischemia. Methods include chemical dissolution of an occluding thrombus, administration of vasodilator drugs, angioplasty, catheterization, and artery bypass graft surgery. However, it is thought that reperfusion can itself further damage the ischemic tissue, causing MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY.

Annotation

note category: a technique; /adv eff permitted but consider also MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY

DUI

D015425 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0023775

Previous indexing

Ischemia (1969-1988); Perfusion (1968-1988); Coronary Circulation (1973-1988); Coronary Disease (1973-1988); Myocardial Infarction (1972-1988); Myocardium/metabolism (1974-1988)

History note

89

Public note

89