Some cats with feline heartworm show a variety of severe symptoms, such
as blood clots in the lungs and lung inflammation, which can occur when the adult worms die in the cat's body.
Not exact matches
Extreme cases of DVT can result
in a complication known
as a pulmonary embolism, where the
blood clot travels to your
lungs through your bloodstream and causes all kinds of additional medical issues.
Thrombosis (also known
as blood clotting); this usually occurs
in the legs; it can prove fatal if a part of the
clot breaks off and travels to the
lungs.
The discussion also covers the management of common long - term complications such
as heterotopic ossification,
in which solid masses of bone begin growing inappropriately within soft tissues near blast injury sites, and the formation of
blood clots in the extremities and
lungs, which occurs at a high rate
in DCBI survivors.
When this breakdown happens, the immune system responds by releasing products that cause an inflammatory reaction, activating abnormal
clotting in the mother's
lungs and
blood vessels that can result
in a serious
blood -
clotting disorder known
as disseminated intravascular coagulation.
A combination of limited human data and a wealth of animal studies show that phthalates,
as only one of many chemicals
in fragrances, can impair reproduction and development, alter liver and kidney function, damage the heart and
lungs, and effect
blood clotting.
Those little fragments of the heartworms can cause
blood clots throughout the body, which can even be fatal, especially if they're
in the
lungs, [which is] a condition known
as pulmonary thromboembolism.»
Strict cage rest is instituted to minimize the risk of
blood clots which may form
in the
lungs as a result of dying heartworms.
Patients who suffer with deep vein thrombosis (deep tissue
blood clots), pulmonary embolism (
blood clots in the
lung), and post knee and hip replacement surgery have also received Xarelto
as a treatment for
blood clot prevention.