reperfusion
noun
re·per·fu·sion
ˌrē-pər-ˈfyü-zhən 
: restoration of the flow of blood to a previously ischemic tissue or organ
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The researchers found that giving tocilizumab before reperfusion reduced blood neutrophil levels and MI size more markedly in men than in women.
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New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025
Without the reperfusion injury that ECMO can cause, survival rates could improve.
—Esther Landhuis, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022
Revive’s cannabinoid pharmaceutical portfolio focuses on rare inflammatory diseases, specifically, and the company was granted FDA orphan drug status designation for the use of CBD to treat liver disease, as well as ischemia and reperfusion injury from organ transplantation.
—Jackie Bryant, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2021
The guidance also suggests using remote tele-stroke technology to obtain patient history and perform a neurological examination, post-reperfusion monitoring, if that's possible.
—Fox News, 30 Apr. 2020
This enables the brain to recover after oxygen has been cut off, whereas remaining at normal body temperature results in what’s called reperfusion injury.
—David Warmflash, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2016
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New Atlas, 16 Feb. 2025
Without the reperfusion injury that ECMO can cause, survival rates could improve.
—Esther Landhuis, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2022
Revive’s cannabinoid pharmaceutical portfolio focuses on rare inflammatory diseases, specifically, and the company was granted FDA orphan drug status designation for the use of CBD to treat liver disease, as well as ischemia and reperfusion injury from organ transplantation.
—Jackie Bryant, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2021
The guidance also suggests using remote tele-stroke technology to obtain patient history and perform a neurological examination, post-reperfusion monitoring, if that's possible.
—Fox News, 30 Apr. 2020
This enables the brain to recover after oxygen has been cut off, whereas remaining at normal body temperature results in what’s called reperfusion injury.
—David Warmflash, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2016
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reperfusion
noun
re·per·fu·sion
ˌrē-pər-ˈfyü-zhən
: restoration of the flow of blood to a previously ischemic tissue or organ (as the heart or brain)
reperfusion following heart attack
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