Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

irrigation a rebours

English translation:

retrograde circulation

Added to glossary by sktrans
Aug 12, 2012 20:28
11 yrs ago
French term

irrigation a rebours

French to English Medical Medical: Cardiology cardiology
Document is from Quebec

"Dans un contexte que ses douleurs thoraciques pourraient toujours être de l'angine de la microcirculation ou de l'angor causé par une "irrigation à rebours" via ses pontages derrière une occlusion chronique, nous donnons un patch de Nitro-Dur...

What is the proper terminology here/ I tried to search backflow, reverseflow/irrigation with not much success.

TIA
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 retrograde circulation

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retrograde circulation

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8309179

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-08-12 23:27:32 GMT)
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The blood is flowing backward from the microcirculation via a graft. This renders the tissue serviced by the microcirculation ischemic.
Peer comment(s):

agree Bertrand Leduc
6 hrs
Thanks Bertrand. :-)
agree SJLD
7 hrs
Thanks Sue! :-)
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backwards irrigation

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