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What is the term for decreased blood supply?
Ischemia is the medical term meaning decreased blood supply. Prolonged ischemia can lead to infarction.
What can ischemia in the arteries of the brain lead to?
Iscehmia in the arteries of the brain can lead to stroke. About 80 - 85% of all strokes are ischemic.
How can the heart muscles be affected if the coronary artery is blocked?
If a coronary artery is blocked, the heart muscles will not get enough oxygen. This condition is known as ischemia. If the condition continues, the ischemia may lead to infarction, or death of tissue due to lack of oxygen.
What is the term for decreased blood flow?
Ischemia is the medical term for decreased blood flow. Ischemia limits the supply of oxygen to tissues.
Explain what an unheathly lifestyle can do to your coronary arteries?
it will cause deposition of cholesterol in the artery, narrowing it's lumen and may lead to ischemia, and worst obstruction may lead to myocardial infarction.
What is recommended treatment for anterior wall ischemia -?
Anterior wall ischemia
What is the meaning for negative for provocable myocardial ischemia?
what is the meaning of negative for provocable ischemia
How do you diagnose an obstruction complicated by ischemia?
It depends where the obstruction and ischemia are suspected of being located.
What is the accented syllable in the word ischemia?
The accented syllable in the word "ischemia" is "sche".
What is the accented syllable for Ischemia?
The accented syllable in "Ischemia" is the second syllable: is-CHE-mia.
What is the difference between reversible and irreversible ischemia?
what is reversible vs irreversible ischemia in the brain
What is the definition of ischemia?
Ischemia is a medical condition characterised by a restriction of blood into tissues which causes a shortage of glucose and oxygen needed to keep cells alive and healthy. This lack of oxygen can lead to Hypoxia and Cyanosis (blueing of the skin). There are a number of causes of Ischemia, some of which include Hypoglycemia, Atherosclerosis, Hypotension, Sickle Cell Disease, and Anemia.
