Trombo
El trombo es un coágulo sanguíneo que se forma en un vaso y permanece allí. La embolia es un coágulo que se desplaza desde el sitio donde se formó a otro lugar en el cuerpo. El trombo o embolia puede producirse en un vaso sanguíneo y obstruir el flujo sanguíneo en ese lugar, impidiendo el suministro de oxígeno y flujo sanguíneo a los tejidos circundantes. Esto puede ocasionar un daño, destrucción (infarto) e incluso la muerte o necrosis de los tejidos que se encuentran en esa área.
Revision
Last reviewed 6/5/2012 by Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director and Director of Didactic Curriculum, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.
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