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Do you know if atheroscleratic blood clots are considered embolic/embolism?
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Embolic source: Embolisms are pieces of material that go from one part of the circulation to another usually causing damage to the tissue or organ system they end up in. In general embolisms are pieces of clotted blood or plaque that is broken off of the inside of an artery or heart valve. So to answer your question, if the embolism is from a piece of plaque it is considered an atherosclerotic embolism.
Answered 5/6/2014
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