Hypoxia and Medicine

what is the most senestive organ for ischemia?

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1. brain, hands down. the heart is a common place to for ischemia to occur (angina) but it is pretty resistant to it, brain is very sensitive to low oxygen
2. heart
3. brain, without question. A properly stored heart can live for many minutes during bypass operation or transplant if cooling is done to help reduce metabolic demand. At body temperatures, the brain lasts somewhere around 3-4 minutes without sustaining permanent damage. Ever hear of a brain transplant? This is why.