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Descriptor English:

Vascular Resistance

Descriptor Spanish:

Resistencia Vascular

Descriptor Portuguese:

Resistência Vascular

Synonyms English:

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

Tree Number:

G09.330.380.921

Definition English:

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.

Indexing Annotation English:

do not confuse with VASCULAR CAPACITANCE, blood volume within a vessel

See Related English:

Vascular Capacitance
Vasoconstriction

History Note English:

67(64)

Allowable Qualifiers English:

DE drug effects	ES ethics
GE genetics	IM immunology
PH physiology	RE radiation effects

Record Number:

15057

Unique Identifier:

D014655

Occurrence in VHL:

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