Intimal hyperplasia

Intimal hyperplasia is the thickening of the Tunica intima of a blood vessel as a complication of a reconstruction procedure or endarterectomy. Intimal hyperplasia is the universal response of a vessel to injury and is an important reason of late bypass graft failure, particularly in vein and synthetic vascular grafts.

See also

• Hyperplasia
• Medical grafting

External links

• "Intimal hyperplasia, the obstacle in bypass grafts"