MeSH definition : The application of repeated, brief periods of vascular occlusion at the onset of REPERFUSION
to reduce REPERFUSION INJURY that follows a prolonged ischemic event. The techniques
are similar to ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING but the time of application is after the ischemic
event instead of before.;
The application of repeated, brief periods of vascular occlusion at the onset of REPERFUSION
to reduce REPERFUSION INJURY that follows a prolonged ischemic event. The techniques
are similar to ISCHEMIC PRECONDITIONING but the time of application is after the ischemic
event instead of before.