 Hyperemia
"Hyperemia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The presence of an increased amount of blood in a body part or an organ leading to congestion or engorgement of blood vessels. Hyperemia can be due to increase of blood flow into the area (active or arterial), or due to obstruction of outflow of blood from the area (passive or venous).
| Descriptor ID |
D006940
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.907.474
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| Concept/Terms |
Reactive Hyperemia- Reactive Hyperemia
- Hyperemia, Reactive
- Hyperemias, Reactive
- Reactive Hyperemias
Active Hyperemia- Active Hyperemia
- Hyperemia, Active
- Arterial Hyperemia
- Hyperemia, Arterial
Venous Engorgement- Venous Engorgement
- Engorgement, Venous
- Venous Congestion
- Congestion, Venous
- Passive Hyperemia
- Hyperemia, Passive
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hyperemia" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Hyperemia" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperemia" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Pakravan M, Beni AN, Ghahari E, Varshochian R, Yazdani S, Esfandiari H, Ahmadieh H. The Ocular Hypotensive Efficacy of Topical Fasudil, a Rho-Associated Protein Kinase Inhibitor, in Patients With End-Stage Glaucoma. Am J Ther. 2017 Nov/Dec; 24(6):e676-e680.
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Kim IY, Schutzler SE, Schrader A, Spencer HJ, Azhar G, Deutz NE, Wolfe RR. Acute ingestion of citrulline stimulates nitric oxide synthesis but does not increase blood flow in healthy young and older adults with heart failure. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Dec 01; 309(11):E915-24.
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