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How to explain how a thrombosis can increase the risk of a heart attack?
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Heart attack: An old name for heart attack was coronary thrombosis. We think a clot or thrombus causes most heart attacks.
Answered 8/25/2013
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Direct cause: Thrombosis of a coronary artery is the proximate cause of a heart attack. This can occur to thrombosis secondary to a ruptured plaque in the artery, or embolization to the artery from another source. Blocking the flow of blood leads to tissue damage in the area supplied by that artery.
Answered 9/8/2013
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