Skip to main content

Medical Subject Headings

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Therapeutics > Ischemic Preconditioning > Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial
Investigative Techniques > Ischemic Preconditioning > Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial

Preferred term

Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Related concepts

Entry terms

  • Myocardial Preconditioning
  • Preconditioning, Myocardial

Note

  • do not coordinate with MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA or MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION unless particularly discussed

Scope note

  • Exposure of myocardial tissue to brief, repeated periods of vascular occlusion in order to render the myocardium resistant to the deleterious effects of ISCHEMIA or REPERFUSION. The period of pre-exposure and the number of times the tissue is exposed to ischemia and reperfusion vary, the average being 3 to 5 minutes.

History note

  • 97

In other languages

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019157

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 2/12/96, last modified 7/3/02