Ischemia

Introduction: Ischemia

Ischemia: Inadequate blood supply to tissues, usually caused by a problem in the blood vessel. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Ischemia is available below.

Symptoms of Ischemia

• Discomfort
• Pain
• Decreased exercise tolerance
• Tissue death
• Loss of function

See full list of 6 symptoms of Ischemia

Wrongly Diagnosed with Ischemia?

• Underlying causes of Ischemia (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Ischemia

Read more about causes of Ischemia.

More information about causes of Ischemia:

• Ischemia as a complication caused by other conditions
• Ischemia as a symptom

Treatments for Ischemia

• Treatment of cause of ischemia
• May include symptomatic relief
• Thrombolysis
• Thrombolyectomy
• Anticoagulants

See full list of 7 treatments for Ischemia

Videos for Ischemia

Patient Surveys for Ischemia

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Ischemia
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Reseach about Ischemia

Visit our research pages for current research about Ischemia treatments.

Clinical Trials for Ischemia

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Ischemia include:

• The Ischemia Modified Albumin In Diagnosing Ischemic New Events - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Body Cooling for Birth Asphyxia in Term Infants - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• ESPRIT: European/Australasian Stroke Prevention in Reversible Ischaemia Trial - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - anticoagulation,aspirin and dipyridamole,aspirin alone
• Adapting Tools to Implement Stroke Risk Management to Veterans - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Effects Of DP-b99 On Neurological Function In Subjects With Acute Ischemic Hemispheric Stroke - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - DP-b99

See full list of 1153 Clinical Trials for Ischemia

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Definitions of Ischemia:

Local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism - (Source - WordNet 2.1)