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A blockage in the coronary artery is the most common cause of Heart disease. A blockage happens when there is a build up of plaque in the inner lining of the artery. This causes the artery to become narrow or blocked. Since the coronary arteries deliver blood to the heart muscle, any blockage can have serious implications. It reduces the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the heart which may lead to heart attack and possibly death.
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The blockage of a vessel by an embolus?
An embolus is a blood clot or other substance that travels through the bloodstream and blocks a blood vessel. When a vessel is blocked by an embolus, it can lead to reduced blood flow to tissues and organs supplied by that vessel, potentially causing damage or even tissue death if not promptly addressed. Treatment for a blocked vessel by an embolus may involve medications to dissolve the clot or procedures like thrombectomy to physically remove the blockage.
Why does the blockage of a lymph vessel in the left leg cause swelling in that area?
Blockage of and lymph vessel is keeping the fluids (usually blood, blood that is in need of cleaning) from entering the lymph node. This blockage causes additional blood that needs to be delivered to the lymph node for filtering to back up, kind of waiting for it's turn. This back-up of blood, (and sometimes other fluids), is what causes the swelling.
What is a blood clot that dislodged and later jams in another vessel?
That is called an embolus. An embolus is a blood clot that breaks loose and travels through the bloodstream until it becomes trapped in a smaller blood vessel, causing a blockage. This can lead to serious medical conditions like a pulmonary embolism or stroke.
What is a traveling blood clot called?
A traveling blood clot is called an embolus. It can move through the bloodstream and potentially get lodged in a blood vessel, causing blockage and leading to serious health complications such as a pulmonary embolism or stroke.
What is an intestinal obstruction?
An intestinal obstruction occurs when there is a blockage in the intestine that prevents the normal flow of food, fluid, and gas. This can be caused by factors such as adhesions, hernias, tumors, or inflammation. Symptoms may include severe abdominal pain, bloating, vomiting, and constipation.
Is occlusion blockage of a vessel?
Yes.
What are two conditions that can cause a stroke?
blockage of vessel, or rupture of vessel.
What is an occlusion?
a closure or blockage of a blood vessel.
What is the definition for blockage of blood vessel?
CLOT
Term for blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object circulating the blood?
embolism is the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus.
Removal of a blockage from a blood vessel is termed?
embolectomy
The sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolous is known as an?
blood clot
Is the blockage of a vessel by an embolus an embolism?
Yes, an embolism is the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus. The embolism is often named for the causative factor, such as an air embolism or a fat embolism or its location, such as pulmonary embolism.
What is a single vessel disease?
Single vessel disease simply mean that only one of your arteries has blockage. The heart has 3 main arteries that surrounds it, the right coronary, left anterior descending, and the circumflex. If there is a blockage in one of these, and not the others, you have single vessel disease.
What is the medical term meaning surgical removal of a blockage in a blood vessel?
Thrombectomy
What does an angiogram show?
An angiogram shows disease, narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel.
Which term describes the blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object circulating in the blood?
embolism
