Terms Related to Vasorelaxation

• Vasoconstriction

  Narrowing of the blood vessels without anatomic change, for which CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC is used.

• Cardiac Aneurysm

  An aneurysmal dilatation of a portion of the wall of the ventricle, usually the left, or, rarely, a saccular protrusion through it (false aneurysm of ...

• False Aneurysm

  An aneurysm in which the entire wall is injured and the blood is contained by the surrounding tissues, with eventual formation of a sac communicating ...

• Vasodilators

  Drugs used to cause dilation of the blood vessels.

• Coronary Aneurysm

  Aneurysm of a coronary vessel. A coronary artery aneurysm is rarely congenital; it is usually due to atherosclerosis, inflammatory processes, or a coronary fistula. (From ...

• Vasodilator Agents

  Drugs used to cause dilation of the blood vessels.

• Mycotic Aneurysm

  Aneurysm due to growth of microorganisms in the arterial wall, or infection arising within preexisting arteriosclerotic aneurysms.