Embolism and thrombosis

From Citizendium
Revision as of 06:34, 22 May 2008 by imported>Robert Badgett (→‎Prevention)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This article is a stub and thus not approved.
 Main Article
 Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
 
https://en.citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Embolism_and_thrombosis&printable=yes
This editable Main Article is under development and subject to a disclaimer.

Embolism and thrombosis is "a collective term for pathological conditions which are caused by the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) in a blood vessel, or by blocking of a blood vessel with an embolus, undissolved materials in the blood stream."[1]

Classification

Treatment

For more information, see: anticoagulant.

Embolism and thrombosis may be prevented by anticoagulation with anticoagulants.

Prevention

Among patients with cancer, anticoagulation does not help in the primary prevention of embolism and thrombosis.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous (2024), Embolism and thrombosis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ Wells PS (May 2008). "Review: evidence for the effectiveness of anticoagulation therapy or prophylaxis for VTE in cancer is limited". ACP J. Club 148 (3): 7. PMID 18489070. [e]
Retrieved from "https://citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Embolism_and_thrombosis&oldid=362441"