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What is an aneurysm of the heart or an emlolism? my grandmother died yesterday because of this and wanted to know more about this condition please
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Aneurysm is an: Enlarged vessel while embolism is a blood clot typically.
Answered 5/17/2013
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Dilation: Aneurysm is an expanded blood vessel or expansion of the heart. Ventricular aneurysm follows heart attack and may fill with clot. If the clot escapes it can migrate- embolize to areas in the arterial circulation.
Answered 9/21/2013
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