Vascular Remodeling

**Definition:** The active alterations of vascular wall structures, often leading to elevated VASCULAR RESISTANCE. It is associated with AGING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; and STROKE, but is also a normal part of EMBRYOGENESIS.

**Tree numbers:** - C23.300.977 - C23.550.918 - G09.330.020.875 - G09.330.930