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infarct /in·farct/ (in´fahrkt) a localized area of ischemic necrosis produced by occlusion of the arterial supply or the venous drainage of the part. anemic infarct one due to the sudden arrest of circulation in a vessel, or to decoloration of hemorrhagic blood. hemorrhagic infarct one that is red owing to oozing of erythrocytes into the injured area.
Infarct Death of tissue due to shutting off the blood supply. Mentioned in: Tetralogy of Fallot infarct [infärkt′] Etymology: L, infarcire, to stuff a localized area of necrosis in a tissue resulting from anoxia. It is caused by an interruption in the blood supply to the area or, less frequently, by circulatory stasis produced by the occlusion of a vein that ordinarily carries blood away from the area. Some infarcts are pale and white because of the lack of circulation. Others may resemble a red, swollen bruise because of hemorrhage and an accumulation of blood in the area. Also called infarction. infarct (in·färktˑ), n localized tissue death resulting from an interruption of blood supply to that area. Also called infarction. infarct (in´färkt), n the death of a tissue caused by partial occlusion of a vessel or vessels supplying the area. infarct a localized area of ischemic necrosis produced by occlusion of the arterial supply or the venous drainage of the part. Clinical signs depend on the size of the devitalized tissue and the organ affected. anemic infarct one due to sudden interruption of flow of arterial blood to the area. hemorrhagic infarct one that is red owing to oozing of erythrocytes into the injured area. infarct Pathology Dead/necrotic tissue. See Acute myocardial infarct, Anemic infarct, Lacunar infarct, Myocardial infarct, Non-Q-wave infarct, Pseudoinfarct, Q wave infarct, Red infarct, Reperfusion-eligible acute myocardial infarct, Watershed infarct, White infarct. Cf Infarction. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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7,8) This intervention has been shown to facilitate cortical reorganization possibly by increasing the excitability of neurons innervating functionally relevant muscles and by increasing excitable neuronal tissue in the infarcted hemisphere. But the dog trials that we've done suggest that you can salvage a third to two-thirds of that area of heart muscle that would have been infarcted [injured by lack of oxygen during a heart attack]. In a mouse model of myocardial infarction (heart attack), EP-3533-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was able to differentiate healthy, viable myocardium (heart muscle) from non-viable, infarcted myocardium. |
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