revascularization /re·vas·cu·lar·iza·tion/ (re-vas´ku-lar-ĭ-za´shun)
revascularization
revascularization
1. the restoration of blood supply, as after a wound.
2. the restoration of an adequate blood supply to a part by means of a blood vessel graft, as in aortocoronary bypass.
re·vas·cu·lar·i·za·tion (r -v s ky -lr- -z  shn)n. Reestablishment of blood supply to a part or organ. |
revascularization
[rēvas′kyəler′īzā′shən]
Etymology: L, re + vasculum, small vessel; Gk, izein, to cause
the restoration by surgical means of blood flow to an organ or a tissue, as in bypass surgery.
revascularization
the restoration of an adequate blood supply to a part by means of a blood vessel graft, as in aortocoronary bypass.
revascularization
Vascular disease A surgical procedure in which compromised or stenosed blood vessels are bypassed to treat ischemia; revascularization is the treatment of choice for Pts subsequently found to have abnormal ventricular
function and extensive CAD. See CABG.
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