"Vascular Resistance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014655
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G09.330.380.921
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| Concept/Terms |
Total Peripheral Resistance- Total Peripheral Resistance
- Peripheral Resistance, Total
- Resistance, Total Peripheral
- Systemic Vascular Resistance
- Resistance, Systemic Vascular
- Vascular Resistance, Systemic
- Peripheral Resistance
- Resistance, Peripheral
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