Derrame cerebral - secundario a la embolia cardiogénica
Un coágulo o émbolo puede formarse y desprenderse del corazón. El coágulo viaja por el torrente sanguíneo, por lo que puede llegar a alojarse en una arteria del cerebro y bloquear el flujo de la sangre. La falta de oxígeno causa daños, destrucción o incluso muerte de los tejidos cerebrales más allá del área afectada. Esto causa un derrame.
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Last reviewed 6/24/2011 by Reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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