A blood clot is a gel-like mass of blood that can form as a natural part of wound healing. But blood clots that occur within arteries or veins can be dangerous and even life-threatening if they block ...

Blood clots form to stop bleeding after injury, but sometimes they appear without warning. These clots can block blood flow, ...

Mumbai: A 29-year-old woman narrowly escaped a devastating stroke when a massive blood clot in her heart broke loose. Instead of travelling to her brain, it moved downward, blocking blood flow to ...

Cheng-Han Chen, a cardiologist and medical director of the Structural Heart Program at Saddleback ... based on how long it takes for the blood clot to dissolve,” Chen said.

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The clot can also travel to the heart, lungs, kidney, liver, spleen or limbs, causing ischemia (reduced blood flow) and potential damage—all potentially fatal events, Shah said.

A blood clot can be life-threatening, and some symptoms include swelling, pain or tenderness in the legs, especially if it's ...

It prompted a CT scan, which revealed a life-threatening condition: a bilateral blood clot in her lungs ... “Most people, the heart can pump against a clot and overcome that stress ...

Your body will dissolve the blood clot over time. But until it goes away ... It sends blood from the lower half of your body back to your heart. Your doctor will take about an hour to put ...

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