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Ischemia is the medical term for what happens when your heart muscle doesn't get enough oxygen. Ischemia usually happens because of a shortage of blood and oxygen to the heart muscle. It is usually caused by a narrowing or blockage of one or more of the coronary arteries (which supply blood to the heart muscle). In many cases ischemia is a temporary problem.
As research into the causative factors of deep tissue injury. expands, it is clear that the tissue damage previously. thought to be the result of ischemia alone is due to a. combination of factors. The damage process in skeletal. muscle tissue is caused by the level of deformation during.