| Descriptor English: | Vascular Resistance | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Resistencia Vascular
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Resistência Vascular | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Résistance vasculaire | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Peripheral Resistance Peripheral Resistance, Total Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Resistance, Peripheral Resistance, Pulmonary Vascular Resistance, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Total Peripheral Resistance, Vascular Systemic Vascular Resistance Total Peripheral Resistance Vascular Resistance, Pulmonary Vascular Resistance, Systemic |
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| Tree number(s): |
G09.330.380.921 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014655 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The force that opposes the flow of BLOOD through a vascular bed. It is equal to the difference in BLOOD PRESSURE across the vascular bed divided by the CARDIAC OUTPUT. |
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| Annotation: | do not confuse with VASCULAR CAPACITANCE, blood volume within a vessel |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
DE drug effects ES ethics GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 67; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE was heading 1963-85 |
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| History Note: | 67(64) |
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| Related: |
Vascular Capacitance
MeSH Vasoconstriction MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 15057 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D014655 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WG 106 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1967/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2008/07/08 |
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Vascular Resistance
- Preferred
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance
- Narrower
Total Peripheral Resistance
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0022538 |
| Scope note | The force that opposes the flow of BLOOD through a vascular bed. It is equal to the difference in BLOOD PRESSURE across the vascular bed divided by the CARDIAC OUTPUT. |
| Preferred term | Vascular Resistance |
| Entry term(s) |
Resistance, Vascular |
| Concept UI |
M0449762 |
| Preferred term | Pulmonary Vascular Resistance |
| Entry term(s) |
Resistance, Pulmonary Vascular Vascular Resistance, Pulmonary |
| Concept UI |
M0449375 |
| Scope note | The total vascular resistance in the systemic circulation. It is equal to the mean arterial BLOOD PRESSURE minus the CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE divided by CARDIAC OUTPUT. |
| Preferred term | Total Peripheral Resistance |
| Entry term(s) |
Peripheral Resistance Peripheral Resistance, Total Resistance, Peripheral Resistance, Systemic Vascular Resistance, Total Peripheral Systemic Vascular Resistance Vascular Resistance, Systemic |
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