revascularization
Sign in to saveAlso known as revascularisation
In medical and surgical therapy, revascularization is the restoration of perfusion to a body part or organ that has had ischemia. It is typically accomplished by surgical means. Vascular bypass and angioplasty are the two primary means of revascularization.
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Applications
- References
In medical and surgical therapy, revascularization is the restoration of perfusion to a body part or organ that has had ischemia. It is typically accomplished by surgical means. Vascular bypass and angioplasty are the two primary means of revascularization.
The term derives from the prefix re-, in this case meaning "restoration" and vasculature, which refers to the circulatory structures of an organ.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “revascularization” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.