Sentences with phrase «by blood clots»

Taking a cue from cardiology, doctors have begun treating strokes caused by blood clots in the brain by the most direct route imaginable — approaching the blockage from inside the artery.

Anti-embolism stockings from Jobst or Covidien TED stockings come in either closed or open - toe while preventing thromboembolism, the obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot that has become dislodged from another site in the circulation.

A STEMI (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction) heart attack happens when an artery is completely blocked by the blood clot, which causes damage to virtually all of the heart muscle supplied by that artery.

In rare cases the bite also can cause a severe illness called systemic loxoscelism, characterized by a blood clotting disorder and hemolysis, destruction of red blood cells.

Caused by a blood clot formed from ruptured arterial plaque, blocking blood flow to the brain.

Another variant in this gene can lead to an increase in conditions that are caused by blood clots like heart attacks and strokes.

Pulmonary Embolism: The arteries in the lungs are blocked, usually by a blood clot that has traveled from other areas of the body.

This can be extremely dangerous to your pet as it is generally caused by systematic hypertension which is high blood pressure that has triggered a blockage of the blood vessels by blood clots.

Endovascular rescue therapy, also known as neurointerventional therapy, is a relatively new treatment available for eligible patients experiencing acute ischemic stroke — a stroke caused by a blood clot in the brain.

After an ischemic stroke, caused by a blood clot in the brain, 36.5 percent had functional disability and 14.6 were unable to live independently.

It is possible to die or be permanently disabled from a problem caused by a blood clot, such as heart attack or stroke.

This could be a sign of preeclampsia, or even heart problems caused by blood clots.

He specifically wants to expand the population of stem cells that will induce regeneration of neurons and blood vessels in patients who have suffered a hemorrhagic stroke, the kind of stroke which is caused by blood clot.

The two major types of stroke include ischaemic stroke caused by blood clots, which accounts for 85 % of strokes, and haemorrhagic stroke or bleeding into the brain, which accounts for 15 % of strokes.

(Most strokes are ischemic, meaning they are caused by blood clots.)

Most strokes are caused by blood clots that block blood flow to the brain.

Ischemic strokes, which account for about 85 percent of all strokes, are caused by blood clots.

Most strokes are ischemic, meaning they are caused by blood clots that block blood flow to areas of the brain.

A stroke is caused by a blood clot blocking a blood vessel in the brain, which leads to an interruption of blood flow and therefore a shortage of oxygen.

Ischemic strokes are caused by a blood clot in an artery supplying the brain, and they account for 87 percent of all strokes, according to the American Stroke Association.

It also balances cardiac function and maintains steady blood flow without any hindrance caused by blood clots.

It's said to have been caused by a blood clot in his lung.

Arterial thrombosis is caused by both blood clots and worms lodged within narrow lumen arterioles.

Some cats may develop symptoms related to a sudden blockage of a major blood vessel by a blood clot (thromboembolism).

Canine strokes are caused by blood clots or ruptured blood vessels.

«Worms that are degenerating in the lungs can cause the lungs to be inflamed and thromboembolism — an obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot that has become dislodged from elsewhere in circulation — can often result in fatal, acute lung injury.

This can help prevent strokes and heart disease caused by blood clots, but it might be detrimental for individuals who already have poor clotting.

Judge Posner, writing for the court, explained that the evidence suggesting that the basketball player's death was caused by a blood clot was inconclusive — it did not show that the blood clot was an independent cause, but merely a partial cause of the ball players death.

Travelers who are in a situation of prolonged immobility — in planes, cars, busses, and trains — are at risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a life - threatening complication caused by blood clots that travel through the bloodstream and into vital organs causing:

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, up to 600,000 Americans have deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, which is caused by blood clots that form in a person's lower leg or thigh and break off to join the blood stream.