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Ischemia

Medical Definition: Blood deficiency in an organ or tissue caused by a constriction or obstruction of its blood vessels.
Guide Notes: 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.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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 Medical Definitions and Terms

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