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2. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms may include severe headache, visual symptoms, any of the symptoms of stroke such as weakness of the face and limbs on one side of the body, and seizures, which occur in around 40% of patients. [2] The diagnosis is usually by computed tomography (CT scan) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to demonstrate obstruction of the venous ...

3. 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 ...

4. Thrombosis - Wikipedia

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   Even when a blood vessel is not injured, blood clots may form in the body under certain conditions. A clot, or a piece of the clot, that breaks free and begins to travel around the body is known as an embolus. [1] [2] Thrombosis may occur in veins (venous thrombosis) or in arteries (arterial thrombosis).

5. Your biggest questions about strokes, answered - AOL

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   Here are answers to some common questions about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of a stroke. ... Ischemic stroke happens when blood clots or plaque block blood vessels to the brain. About 87% ...

6. Management of acute coronary syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Anticoagulants in acute coronary syndrome are targeted against the coronary blood clot, as well as towards prevention of thrombotic complications, like formation of blood clots in the ventricles, stroke, pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis. [49] Patients undergoing PCI also need an anticoagulant to prevent catheter thrombosis.

7. Post-thrombotic syndrome - Wikipedia

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   When physicians find a DVT in the clinical history of their patients, a postthrombotic syndrome is possible if the patients have suggestive symptoms. Ultrasonography for deep venous thrombosis must be performed to evaluate the situation: the degree of obstruction by clots, the location of these clots, and the detection of deep and/or ...

8. OB/GYNs Explain When You Should (and Shouldn’t) Worry ... - AOL

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   This article was medically reviewed by Carolyn Swenson, M.D., an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and member of the Prevention Medical Review Board.. Even though blood clots sound ...

9. Deep vein thrombosis - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms can include pain, swelling, redness, and enlarged veins in the affected area, but some DVTs have no symptoms. [ 1 ] The most common life-threatening concern with DVT is the potential for a clot to embolize (detach from the veins), travel as an embolus through the right side of the heart, and become lodged in a pulmonary artery that ...