THROMBOSIS

thrŏmbōˈsĭs, obstruction of an artery or vein by a blood clot (thrombus). Arterial thrombosis is generally more serious because the supply of oxygen and nutrition to an area of the body is halted. Thrombosis of one of the arteries leading to the heart (heart attack; see infarction) or of the brain (stroke) can result in death and, in a vessel of the extremities, may be followed by gangrene. Acute arterial thrombosis often results from the deposition of atherosclerotic material in the wall of an artery, which gradually narrows the channel, precipitating clot formation (see arteriosclerosis). A thrombus that breaks off and circulates through the bloodstream is called an embolus.

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books on: Thrombosis  - 732 results

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Heart Disease in Women
Book by Susan Wilansky, James T. Willerson; Churchill Livingstone, 2002
Subjects: Heart Diseases In Women
...Women: Physiology; Chapter 32 Deep Vein Thrombosis JAMIE DOUCET, M.D. Cardiologist...Houston, Texas Chapter 32 Deep Vein Thrombosis ERIC D. PETERSON, M.D., M.P.H...and Pregnancy; Chapter 32 Deep Vein Thrombosis; Chapter 34 Pericardial Disease: Pathophysiology...
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Hurst's the Heart: Manual of Cardiology
Book by Robert A. O'Rourke, Valentin Fuster, R. Wayne Alexander, Robert Roberts, Spencer B. King III, Hein J. J. Wellens; McGraw-Hill, 2001
Subjects: Cardiovascular System--Diseases, Heart--Diseases
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Nature's Capacities and Their Measurement
Book by Nancy Cartwright; Clarendon, 1994
Subjects: Causality (Physics), Econometrics, Physics--Philosophy, Probabilities, Quantum Theory
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Encyclopedia of Family Health - Vol. 16
Book by David B. Jacoby, Robert M. Youngson; Marshall Cavendish, 2005
Subjects: Health--Encyclopedias, Medicine, Popular--Encyclopedias
...Thirst 2209 Throat 2211 Thrombosis 2214 Thrush 2219 Thymus 2221...something as serious as a coronary thrombosis, stroke, or suicide. Yet the solution...See olso: Coronary arteries and thrombosis; Family relationships; Psychiatry...
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The Neuropsychology of Dreams: A Clinico-Anatomical Study
Book by Mark Solms; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997
Subjects: Dreams, Neuropsychology
...information-- ?Bilat. med. Occip- Temp. thrombosis Irreminiscence, Prosopag nosia...N., 23-yr f. L. lat. Occip. a thrombosis Irreminiscence, Prosopag nosia...med. Occip-Temp., L. deep Occip. thrombosis . a Prosopagnosia, Topograph. agnosia...
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journal articles on: Thrombosis  - 98 results

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Doppler Ultrasonographic Examination of the Leg Veins of Patients with Parkinson Disease
Journal article by Brent E. Burbridge, J. Kirk Wallace, Ali Rajput, Linda McCulloch; Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience : JPN, Vol. 24, 1999
Subjects: Parkinsons disease, Research, Thrombosis
...an unusually high risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in the lower limbs.1-3 In patients...and specific method to detect venous thrombosis.5 We performed bilateral leg ultrasonographic...calf veins, whereas in 1 patient the thrombosis was in the superficial femoral vein...
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Potential Role of Ultrafine Particles in Associations between Airborne Particle Mass and Cardiovascular Health
Journal article by Ralph J. Delfino, Constantinos Sioutas, Shaista Malik; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 113, 2005
Subjects: Air pollution, Asthma, Cardiac patients, National Research Council, Risk factors (Health), Workers' compensation
...circulating markers of inflammation and thrombosis. The causal components driving the PM...monitoring site. Systemic inflammation and thrombosis. The view that air-pollution-induced...angina. European Concerted Action on Thrombosis and Disabilities Angina Pectoris Study...
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Air Pollution, Smoking, and Plasma Homocysteine
Journal article by Andrea Baccarelli, Antonella Zanobetti, Ida Martinelli, Paolo Grillo, Lifang Hou, Guido Lanzani, Pier Mannuccio Mannucci, Pier Alberto Bertazzi, Joel Schwartz; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 115, 2007
Subjects: Air pollution
...who were partners or friends of patients with thrombosis, attended the Thrombosis Center of the University of Milan, Italy, and...in the Lombardia region were chosen. Previous thrombosis was excluded with a validated structured questionnaire...
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Are Good Texts Always Better? Interactions of Text Coherence, Background Knowledge, and Levels of Understanding in Learning from Text
Journal article by Danielle S. McNamara, Eileen Kintsch, Nancy Butler Songer, Walter Kintsch; Cognition and Instruction, Vol. 14, 1996
Subjects: Cognition In Children, Learning
...streptococci, blood clot, coronary thrombosis, by-pass surgery, arrhythmia, pacemaker...streptococci; (c) blood clot, coronary thrombosis, and bypass surgery; (d) arrhythmia...coronary artery, this is called "coronary thrombosis." That is the correct name for a heart...
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Up-Regulation of Tissue Factor in Human Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells after Ultrafine Particle Exposure
Journal article by Edward D. Karoly, Zhuowei Li, Lisa A. Dailey, Xhevahire Hyseni, Yuh-Chin T. Huang; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 115, 2007
Subjects: Endothelium--Genetic aspects, Endothelium--Research, Pollutants--Health aspects, Pollutants--Physiological aspects, Pulmonary artery--Genetic aspects, Pulmonary artery--Research
...however, can promote intravascular thrombosis (Chu 2006; Mackman 2005). The blood...F3-deficient mouse model suggest that thrombosis after arterial injury is driven primarily...Tissue factor upregulation drives a thrombosis-inflammation circuit in relation to...
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You Could Get Deep-Vein Thrombosis from Watching Too Much Football
Magazine article by Hunter Davies; New Statesman, Vol. 132, December 8, 2003
Subjects: Soccer--United States
You Could Get Deep-Vein Thrombosis from Watching Too Much Football. by Hunter Davies...the duty-free. Im sure there will soon be a case of deep-vein thrombosis caused by watching footer, with some idiot having sat in the...
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I Feared Deep Vein Thrombosis during Those First Two Weeks, Sitting Slumped in My Chair for Up to Six Hours a Day. It's Been like Flying to the Caribbean Every Day for a Fortnight
Magazine article by Hunter Davies; New Statesman, Vol. 131, June 17, 2002
Subjects: Soccer fans--Attitudes, Soccer--Personal narratives, World Cup (Soccer)--Attitudes
I feared deep vein thrombosis during those first two weeks, sitting slumped in my chair for up...Denmark gives them a good chance, and, so far, I havent had deep vein thrombosis. I feared I would, during those first two weeks, sitting slumped...
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Experimental Clot Inhibitors Match Conventional Drugs
Magazine article; Science News, Vol. 170, December 23, 2006
Subjects: Anticoagulants (Medicine)--Dosage and administration, Anticoagulants (Medicine)--Research, Anticoagulants--Dosage and administration, Anticoagulants--Research, Deep vein thrombosis--Drug therapy, Deep vein thrombosis--Prevention, Knee replacement arthroplasty--Complications and side effects, Thrombosis, Deep vein--Drug therapy, Thrombosis, Deep vein--Prevention
...in each group developed a severe leg clot called deep-vein thrombosis during the 8 days after surgery, reports physician Bengt I...identified 2,904 people who had already experienced deep-vein thrombosis. These patients risk a recurrence even if theyve received...
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The Story Behind the Scab
Magazine article by Tim Larkin; FDA Consumer, Vol. 19, March 1985
Subjects: Anticoagulants (Medicine)--Usage, Anticoagulants--Usage, Blood clotting, Blood coagulation, Blood platelet disorders--Case studies, Platelet function disorders--Case studies, Thrombosis--Causes of
...clotting deficiencies. Deaths caused by thrombosis--the inappropriate or unnecessary appearance...thigh or pelvis), it is called deep-vein thrombosis, a much more serious problem. The blocked...have been associated with recurrence of thrombosis and embolisms. This is particularly...
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SAA's Bid to Settle the DVT Enigma
Magazine article; African Business, June 2002
Subjects: Airline passengers--Health aspects, Airlines--Research, Deep vein thrombosis--Causes of, South African Airways--Research, Thrombosis, Deep vein--Causes of
...economy class airline passengers is a direct cause of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) will hopefully be settled when the results of an innovative...their "Business class vs economy class syndrome as a cause of thrombosis" (BEST) research in association with Johannesburgs University...
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Deep Vein Thrombosis Can Happen to Almost Anyone at Any Time
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 2, 2007
Subjects: Deep vein thrombosis, Thrombosis, Deep vein
Deep Vein Thrombosis Can Happen to Almost Anyone at Any...economy class syndrome. Deep Vein Thrombosis isnt just about sitting in cramped...equal opportunity killer." Deep Vein Thrombosis is the condition that recently sent...
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Thrombosis Death Family Wins Action on Treatment; Katie McPherson: Died Aged 23
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), December 27, 2007
Subjects: Blood clot--Care and treatment, Thrombosis--Care and treatment
Thrombosis Death Family Wins Action on Treatment; Katie McPherson: Died Aged 23. Byline: Gavin Madeley THE family of a student who died of undiagnosed deep vein thrombosis haswon a battle to improve hospital treatment of the condition. Scotlands most senior doctor will write to the countrys...
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Cushion Can Help Fend off Deep Vein Thrombosis; MANUFACTURING
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 10, 2008
Subjects: Deep vein thrombosis--Care and treatment, Thrombosis, Deep vein--Care and treatment
Cushion Can Help Fend off Deep Vein Thrombosis; MANUFACTURING. A self-inflating cushion - invented by...Hospital NHS Trust - that can reduce the risks of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is set to benefit patients throughout the UK. The cushion...
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Letter: YourSay - Wising Up to Threat of Thrombosis
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), May 9, 2006
...Letter: YourSay - Wising Up to Threat of Thrombosis. Byline: Dr Beverley Hunt EACH year tens of thousands of people die from thrombosis - blood clots - contracted in hospital...recommendations to the NHS on the management of thrombosis. Lifeblood: The Thrombosis Charity is...
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How to Get Travel Fit and Help Avoid Deep Vein Thrombosis
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), May 29, 2006
How to Get Travel Fit and Help Avoid Deep Vein Thrombosis. Byline: By MADELEINE BRINDLEY Western Mail Restricted...comfortable, arrive fresh and avoid the risk of deep vein thrombosis. Copies of the booklet, priced pounds 4.95 can be bought...
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encyclopedia articles on: Thrombosis  - 18 results

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Thrombosis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
THROMBOSIS thrombo sis, obstruction of an artery or vein by a blood clot (thrombus). Arterial thrombosis is generally more serious because the supply of oxygen and nutrition to an area of the body is halted. Thrombosis of one of the arteries leading to the heart (heart attack...
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Stroke
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...result of intracerebral hemorrhage or infarction caused by thrombosis (clotting) or embolus (obstruction in a blood vessel caused...bloodstream); formerly called apoplexy. Cerebral hemorrhage or thrombosis occurs most often in elderly persons with constricted arteries...
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Gangrene
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...gangrene, the most common form, follows a disturbance of the blood supply to the tissues, e.g., in diabetes, arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, or destruction of tissue by injury. A second type, moist gangrene, results from an invasion of toxin-producing bacteria that...
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Thrombolytic Drug
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...substance, such as streptokinase or tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), that causes the breakdown of blood clots (see thrombosis ) that obstruct the flow of blood through the vessels. Its uses include injection during or shortly after a heart attack or...
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Phlebitis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...almost always accompanied by a blood clot, or thrombus, in the affected vein, a condition known as thrombophlebitis (see thrombosis ). Blood-clot formation may follow injury or be associated with infections. Thrombophlebitis of deep veins, usually in the...
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