Definition of restenosis in English:
restenosis
noun ˌriːstɛˈnəʊsɪsˌrēstəˈnōsəs
mass nounMedicine The recurrence of abnormal narrowing of an artery or valve after corrective surgery.
Example sentencesExamples
- The majority of patients experienced further cardiac events because of restenosis and atherosclerotic coronary artery and SVG disease progression.
- However, in similar coronary artery studies, antiplatelet treatment has no effect on restenosis compared with placebo.
- They speculate that the radiation will work in much the same way it does when used to prevent restenosis from occurring in arteries in the heart.
- Carotid angioplasty aids the management of fibromuscular dysplasia, radiation injury, and symptomatic restenosis after carotid endarterectomy.
- For over a quarter of a century percutaneous coronary interventions have been used to treat patients with coronary artery disease, yet restenosis continues to be a problem.
Origin
1950s: from re- 'again' + stenosis.