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  2. Thrombus - Wikipedia

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    A thrombus (pl. thrombi), colloquially called a blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis. There are two components to a thrombus: aggregated platelets and red blood cells that form a plug, and a mesh of cross-linked fibrin protein. The substance making up a thrombus is sometimes called cruor.

  3. Left ventricular thrombus - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Typically the clot is a mural thrombus, meaning it is on the wall of the ventricle. [3] The primary risk of LVT is the occurrence of cardiac embolism , [ 1 ] [ 4 ] in which the thrombus detaches from the ventricular wall and travels through the circulation and blocks blood vessels.

  4. Thromboembolism - Wikipedia

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    Thromboembolism is a condition in which a blood clot breaks off from its original site and travels through the bloodstream (as an embolus) to obstruct a blood vessel, causing tissue ischemia and organ damage. Thromboembolism can affect both the venous and arterial systems, with different clinical manifestations and management strategies.

  5. Thrombophlebitis - Wikipedia

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    In terms of complications, one of the most serious occurs when the superficial blood clot is associated with a deep vein thrombosis; this can then dislodge, traveling through the heart and occluding the dense capillary network of the lungs This is a pulmonary embolism which can be life-threatening. [5]

  6. Coagulation - Wikipedia

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    Coagulation, also known as clotting, is the process by which blood changes from a liquid to a gel, forming a blood clot.It results in hemostasis, the cessation of blood loss from a damaged vessel, followed by repair.

  7. What a Blood Clot Feels Like, According to Doctors - AOL

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  8. Thrombotic storm - Wikipedia

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    Typically, blood clots develop in the deep veins of the lower extremities, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or as a blood clot in the lung, pulmonary embolism. A very small number of people who develop blood clots have a more serious and often life-threatening condition, known as thrombotic storm (TS). TS is characterized by the development of more ...

  9. My husband, NBC’s David Bloom, died of a blood clot ... - AOL

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    20 years ago NBC's David Bloom died after deep vein thrombosis caused a blood clot to block an artery in his lungs causing pulmonary embolism. Wife, Melanie, raises awareness.