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Coágulos sanguíneos - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Trombos; Coágulo; Émbolos

Definición:

Son masas que se presentan cuando la sangre se endurece pasando de líquida a sólida (se coagula). Un coágulo sanguíneo que se forma dentro de un vaso sanguíneo o dentro del corazón y permanece allí se denomina trombo.

Un trombo que viaja desde el vaso sanguíneo o el corazón hasta otro lugar en el cuerpo se llama émbolo y el trastorno se denomina embolia. Por ejemplo, un émbolo que se presenta en los pulmones se denomina embolia pulmonar.

Algunas veces, otros materiales pueden actuar de la misma manera que un émbolo y bloquean el flujo sanguíneo, incluyendo:

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  • Fecha de revisión: 6/10/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, Washington; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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