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Is a blocked artery and a blocked vessel the same thing or not?
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Blocked Blood Vessel: An artery and vein can both be blocked. A blocked artery can be due to placque or to a clot that develops usually in relation to a piece of plaque. Plaque is the term we used for the cholesterol-laden deposits formed inside of arteries.Veins also can have blockages. These are most often due to blood clots also but do not have a direct relationship to plaque formation.
Answered 11/17/2011
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Yes: A vessel refers to an artery, a vein or rarely lymphatic vessels. So the term blocked artery is more precise.
Answered 7/5/2012
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