Vasoconstriction is constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel.
When a blood vessel constricts, the flow of blood is restricted or
slowed. Medications may be used to treat vasoconstriction or to
cause vasoconstriction.
Review Date: 02/20/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
