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What is a blood clot in the ateries leading to the brain?
A blood clot in an artery is an aneurysm.
What are the two main causes of cerebrovascular accident?
Blood Clot Ruptured Aneurysm
Do blood clots cause aneurysms?
An aneurysm is a weakness in an arterial or venal wall caused by ageing, smoking, genetics, artherosclerosis, vasculitis, high blood pressure etc. Although a blood clot cannot cause an aneurysm it could certainly cause an aneurysm to rupture.
Can an aneurysm cause a blood clot?
In short, yes. If the aneurysm has areas where blood can pool or slow, there is an increased likelihood for clotting. Furthermore, the internal surface of the aneurysm is likely atherosclerotic and not smooth like the inside of an ideal blood vessel. This will also increase the risk for causing cells to be damaged and the clotting cascade to be triggered.
Does warfarin dissolve a blood clot?
Yes it does and it also thins blood which is why it is used in the case of stroke heart attack ant thrombosis.
How long does it take for a pulmonary embolism to dissolve?
There is no set time, but it will take months, generally. Generally you will take a medicine called Coumadin (warfarin) that will "thin" the blood, that is, take the blood longer to clot and avoid an additional blood clot from forming. This and the tincture of time, that is, the body's ability to dissolve the blood clot thru its normal processes will rid you of the clot by dissolving it thru a complex process of special cells that circulate thru the blood. Next step is avoiding another blood clot. This is based on how the original clot formed, there are several ways this could have happened. Your Doctor may perform a test called chest CT to see if it has gone away.
What prescription do they use to dissolve a thrombus?
A thrombus is also called a blood clot. Aspirin is the most common and cheap drug used to dissolve blood clot. It is important to see your doctor before taking aspirin for dissolving a thrombus. prevent-stroke-and-heart-attack.com
What help dissolve clot in our bodies?
There are fibrinolytic enzymes and proteins in the blood stream that break apart clots as they form.
Do platelets dissolve a forming clot?
Platelets get together and form a clot.
what is a blood clot attached to the wall of a deep vein?
Deep Vein ThrombosisDeep vein thrombosis
What is a pulmonary aneurysm?
A pulmonary aneurysm is the bulging of the pulmonary artery, usually because of pressure caused by a clot or blockage. The aneurysm can become too large and burst, causing life threatening bleeding
What is thrombo embolism?
A thrombus is a blood clot. It is attached to the wall of the blood vessel. If it dislodges to flow thru the blood stream then the blood clot is called an embolus. Oftentimes the terms 'blood clot and thrombus' are used interchangeably clinically. However, it is important to note that a 'clot' is the result of the coagulation cascade (e.g. such that it can occur in a vial), while a thrombus refers to BOTH the coagulation cascade occurring AND the aggregation of platelets on the side of a vessel.
