What is thrombosis?
Thrombosis is a serious condition in which one or more blood clots form in a blood vessel or heart.
During this process, the ability of blood to circulate adequately is disrupted due to a blood clot, or the clot breaks off and gets stuck in some organ of the body; stroke and heart attack are expected, therefore, the formation of a blood clot is always considered a life-threatening pathological process.
Thrombosis is extremely common - statistically, one in every 4 people worldwide dies from a disease provoked by thrombosis.
Thrombosis is common in people with a history of the following conditions:
- Atrial fibrillation;
- Cancer;
- Coronary artery disease;
- Diabetes;
- Diseases associated with clotting disorders;
- Tobacco use.
Symptoms of thrombosis are individual and depend on the size of the clot, the area where it formed, and the type of complications it caused; let's consider them in more detail.
In the lungs:
- Sharp pain in the chest or surrounding area (jaw, neck, shoulder, back, arms);
- Pain when breathing in;
- Sudden difficulty breathing at rest or during physical activity.
In the brain or neck:
- Muscle weakness or problems with muscle control;
- Slurred speech;
- Drooping face or loss of muscle control on one side of the face;
- Confusion, agitation, or change in behavior.
In the heart:
- Chest pain or discomfort;
- Difficulty breathing;
- Dizziness or loss of consciousness.
In the stomach:
- Severe abdominal pain;
- Bloating, nausea, and vomiting;
- Diarrhea (there may be blood in the stool);
- Fever.
In the extremities:
- The skin is paler than the rest of the area;
- The skin is cool to the touch;
- The patient has difficulty moving the affected area;
- Numbness or tingling;
- Bruises, cuts, ulcers;
- Necrosis;
- Swelling;
- The skin is redder or darker in color than the rest of the area.
Source:
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22242-thrombosis
