Gold Bar, WA
A 54-year-old female asked:
do blood clots move out of the arteries.
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Michael Dugan answered
Specializes in Hematology
Aterial clot: Usually causes a tissue infarction (ie in the heart an mi or heart attack). Contrast to venous clot in the leg which can embolize to the small vessels of the lung and produce a pulmonary embolism.
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