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Obstruction

Known as: blocks, occlusions, Obstructions 
Blockage of the normal flow of the contents of an anatomical passageway.
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (1)

Behavior
CDISC SEND Non-Neoplastic Finding Type TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyDental OcclusionGuidance for substance removal of CVA device obstruction:Find:Pt:Central vein:Doc:RF

Narrower (2)

Occlusion of artery (disorder)Stenosis

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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Non-invasive assessment of infarct reperfusion: the predictive power of the time to peak value of myoglobin, CKMB, and CK in serum.
Intravenous thrombolytic therapy has become a routine therapeutic intervention in acute myocardial infarction. In order to… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Angiographic features in the infarct-related artery after intracoronary urokinase followed by prolonged anticoagulation. Role of ruptured atheromatous plaque and adherent thrombus in acute myocardial…
To unravel sequential morphological features in infarct-related coronary arteries (IRCA), we performed coronary angiography (CAG… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Myocardial protection during transient coronary artery occlusion in man: beneficial effects of regional beta-adrenergic blockade.
The goal of this study was to verify whether myocardial protection could be achieved via the intracoronary administration of… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Effect of propranolol on myocardial ischemia occurring during acute coronary occlusion.
In 16 patients undergoing angioplasty of the left anterior descending coronary artery, the clinical, electrocardiographic, and… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Effects of global ischemia on the diastolic properties of the left ventricle in the conscious dog.
The alterations in regional diastolic mechanics that occur during regional myocardial ischemia (creep and increased myocardial… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Transitional Blood Flow Zones between Ischemic and Nonischemic Myocardium in the Awake Dog: Analysis Based on Distribution of the Intramural Vasculature
The present study evaluates the transitional or border zone of intermediate blood flow reduction between nonischemic and ischemic… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Developmental correlates of crown component asymmetry and occlusal discrepancy.
To improve our understanding of dental asymmetry, more anatomically discriminating measurements than maximum crown dimensions… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Autoradiographic method for measuring the ischemic myocardium at risk: effects of verapamil on infarct size aftr experimental coronary artery occlusion.
Investigation of the efficacy of pharmacologic agents affecting myocardial infarct size after coronary artery occlusion is… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Degenerative vascular disease and myocardial infarction in mice with lupus-like syndrome.
The pathogenesis of the degenerative vascular disease and myocardial infarction that develop in mice with lupus-like disease was… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Hepatic Hemodynamics During Viral Hepatitis in Man
Hepatic blood flow (EHBF) was measured by the clearance-and-extraction method using indocyanine green (ICG) in 15 patients…