coronary thrombosis
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A doctor points to an illustration of a coronary thrombosis on a medical chart.
Definition
- Noun:
- A medical condition involving obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus): This is a specific type of heart attack (myocardial infarction) caused by a clot blocking one of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The patient was rushed to the hospital after suffering a coronary thrombosis.
- Atherosclerosis is a major risk factor for coronary thrombosis.
- The autopsy confirmed that death was due to a massive coronary thrombosis.
Advanced Usage
- "Acute coronary thrombosis": A term used to describe the sudden onset of the condition, often requiring emergency intervention.
- The cardiologist diagnosed an acute coronary thrombosis and prepared for an angioplasty.
Variants and Related Words
- Coronary artery thrombosis: A more precise synonym, explicitly naming the affected vessel.
- Myocardial infarction (MI): The general medical term for a heart attack, which can be caused by coronary thrombosis.
- Thrombus (n): The blood clot itself that causes the obstruction.
- Coronary (adj): Pertaining to the arteries of the heart.
Synonyms
- Coronary occlusion: A blockage in a coronary artery, which may be caused by a thrombus.
- Heart attack (caused by a clot): A common, non-technical term for the event.
Related Phrases
- "Suffer a thrombosis": To experience the formation or lodging of a blood clot.
- He suffered a thrombosis in his left anterior descending artery.
- "Thrombolytic therapy": A treatment to dissolve the clot causing the thrombosis.
- Thrombolytic therapy was administered to treat the coronary thrombosis.
A doctor points to an illustration of a coronary thrombosis on a medical chart.
Noun
- obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)