ischemia
noun
is·che·mia
i-ˈskē-mē-ə 
: deficient supply of blood to a body part (such as the heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood
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The vascular surgeon who calls at 11:45 p.m. says, after reading her father’s most recent CT angiogram, that the diffuse colitis was likely caused by mesenteric ischemia, which was caused by a thrombosis of the false lumen of an SMA dissection.
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Weike Wang, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
When chest pain presents in this way, doctors call this condition ischemia and no obstructive coronary arteries.
—Amy Huebschmann, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Keep in mind that changes in skin color are typically less pronounced in people with darker skin, so ischemia and necrosis may be harder to spot.24
Changes in temperature of fingers and toes.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Another focus is to create therapies using siRNA, or small interfering pieces of RNA that block the cascade of signals heart cells send out when they’re deprived of oxygen, that can lead to ischemia or other injury.
—Deborah Balthazar, STAT, 22 July 2024
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Weike Wang, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
When chest pain presents in this way, doctors call this condition ischemia and no obstructive coronary arteries.
—Amy Huebschmann, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Keep in mind that changes in skin color are typically less pronounced in people with darker skin, so ischemia and necrosis may be harder to spot.24
Changes in temperature of fingers and toes.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Another focus is to create therapies using siRNA, or small interfering pieces of RNA that block the cascade of signals heart cells send out when they’re deprived of oxygen, that can lead to ischemia or other injury.
—Deborah Balthazar, STAT, 22 July 2024
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“Ischemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ischemia. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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ischemia
noun
isch·emia
variants
or chiefly British ischaemia
: deficient supply of blood to a body part (as the heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood (as by the narrowing of arteries by spasm or disease)
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