Regression

Under regression ( Latin regredior , regredi - go back, go back, to retreat), regression or recourse refers to the retrogression of a disease (regressive disease ) and a further improvement in health status . The opposite is progression .

Examples

Spontaneous atherosclerotic plaques of the carotid artery: progression and regression
Anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism. Figure 2: Regredience of the thrombus load.
Complete and long-term regression of a mild depressive disorder under interferon beta-1b treatment after an eight-week break in therapy.

Individual evidence

^ U. Trockel, M. Hennerici: Spontaneous course of arteriosclerotic plaques of the carotid artery: progression and regression . In: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1984; 47: 43-50 doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-642-46521-5_13 .
↑ G. Seinost: Anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism depending on the underlying disease of the patient . In: Austrian Journal of Cardiology 2009; 16 (7-8): 286-289, PDF, 840 kB
↑ A. Baumgartner, S. Rauer: Complete and long-term regression of a mild depressive disorder under interferon-β-1b treatment after an eight-week break in therapy. In: Current Neurology. 39, 2012, p. S34, doi : 10.1055 / s-0032-1304882 .

[1] U. Trockel, M. Hennerici: Spontaneous course of arteriosclerotic plaques of the carotid artery: progression and regression . In: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1984; 47: 43-50 doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-642-46521-5_13 .

[2] G. Seinost: Anticoagulant therapy for venous thromboembolism depending on the underlying disease of the patient . In: Austrian Journal of Cardiology 2009; 16 (7-8): 286-289, PDF, 840 kB

[3] A. Baumgartner, S. Rauer: Complete and long-term regression of a mild depressive disorder under interferon-β-1b treatment after an eight-week break in therapy. In: Current Neurology. 39, 2012, p. S34, doi : 10.1055 / s-0032-1304882 .