Reperfusion

Restoration of blood supply to 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. It is primarily a procedure for treating infarction or other ischemia, by enabling viable ischemic tissue to recover, thus limiting further necrosis. However, it is thought that reperfusion can itself further damage the ischemic tissue, causing REPERFUSION INJURY.

Year introduced: 1989

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Tree Number(s): E04.100.700, E05.680.730

MeSH Unique ID: D015424

Entry Terms:

• Reperfusions

Previous Indexing:

• Ischemia (1969-1988)
• Perfusion (1968-1988)
• specific organ/blood supply (1976-1988)

See Also:

• Reperfusion Injury

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures
Reperfusion
Myocardial Reperfusion

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Investigative Techniques
Perfusion
Reperfusion
Myocardial Reperfusion