Not exact matches
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.
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.»
«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.
Dead heartworms can cause
blood clots to form
in the
lungs which can be
fatal.