restenosis /re·ste·no·sis/ (re″stĕ-no´sis) recurrent stenosis, especially of a cardiac valve after surgical correction of the primary condition.restenot´ic
Restenosis
restenosis
re·ste·no·sis (r  st -n  s s)n. Recurrence of stenosis after corrective surgery on a heart valve. |
Restenosis
The narrowing of a blood vessel after it has been opened, usually by balloon angioplasty.
Mentioned in: Coronary Stenting
restenosis
recurrent stenosis, especially of a cardiac valve after surgical correction of the primary condition.
restenosis
Cardiology The reocclusion of an artery or lumen after otherwise adequate therapy, which may occur in a mitral valve after replacement or valvoplasty, or in a coronary artery after CABG, PCTA, or stenting. See Atherosclerosis, CABG, In-stent restenosis.
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