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It depends... if it's a blood vessel to your heart, you could have a heart attack.
If it's an artery say, in your lungs (pulmonary artery), you could die.
If it's an artery in your leg, you could get gangrene and lose your leg.
If it's a vein, that's not *AS* serious, because your body usually has other veins that can take up the slack, but it's still serious.
If you suspect that you have a blood vessel clogging, you should see your doctor.
Depending on the situation, the treatment could be anywhere from a change in diet, to medication, to a balloon catheter, to a stint.
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Why is a stent used?
A stent is used when blood vessels are clogged (for example, because of a plaque that has grown on the vessel wall. This obstructs the flow of blood, which can have negative consequences for the tissues that are supplied with nutrients by the blood vessel in question. To improve the flow of blood, a stent can be deployed in the blood vessel at the place of obstruction. A stent will basically push the blood vessel open from inside.
What form blood clots when a blood vessel is cut?
Yes platelets form a sticky clot when a blood vessel is cut.
What happens to people's blood pressure as they age?
Many people will develop high blood pressure as they age. Blood vessels become clogged by cholesterol, and in a narrow blood vessel, the pressure will be higher.
Which cardiovascular problem results when a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked or ruptures?
Stroke
What is the term for when a blood vessel in the brain becomes clogged?
hemorrhagic strokeOR cerebrovascular accident ("CVA"). CVA can be ischemic (clot that is blocking blood flow) or hemorrhagic in nature.CVA - Cerebro vascular accidentCVA - Cerebro vascular accident
What are the different types of Stroke?
There are two major kinds of stroke, ischemic and hemorrhagic. In an ischemic stroke a blood vessel becomes blocked, usually by a blood clot and a portion of the brain becomes deprived of oxygen and will stop functioning. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain burst and spills blood into the brain. When this happens, a portion of the brain becomes deprived of oxygen and will stop functioning.
What are the 2 different types of stroke?
There are two major kinds of stroke, ischemic and hemorrhagic. In an ischemic stroke a blood vessel becomes blocked, usually by a blood clot and a portion of the brain becomes deprived of oxygen and will stop functioning. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain burst and spills blood into the brain. When this happens, a portion of the brain becomes deprived of oxygen and will stop functioning.
What will happen to your blood vessels if you eat too much fatty food?
The fats will bond with the vessel walls, causing them to harden and eventually block.
What is the medical term meaning expansion of a blood vessel?
Dilation of a blood vessel is the term for physiologic widening of the vessel. Abnormal widening of the blood vessel through a weakening of the wall is known as aneurysm.Dilation of a blood vessel means widening of the vessel.
If the Venae cavae clogged vhat is going to happen vith the blood?
Edward Cullen comes and drinks it up.
What is the function of the ventral blood vessel of a worm?
Blood vessel on the bottom of a worm Blood vessel on the bottom of a worm
Which of the following events is the first to occur during the process of hemostasis after a blood vessel becomes injured?
The endothelial lining is damaged, exposing collagen proteins to the blood.
