ischaemianoun [ U ]
specialized UK US ischemia uk/ɪˈskiː.mi.ə/us/ɪˈskiː.mi.ə/a medical problem in which there is not enough blood flowing to a part of the body, usually because the arteries have become too narrow. It can lead to very serious health conditions:
cerebral/myocardial ischaemia
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- anemic
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- dilated cardiomyopathy
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
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- haemorrhage
- hypothermia
- leukaemia
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- pediatric thrombocytopenia
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- peripheral vascular disease
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