arterial blockage
Clogged blood pathway
Arterial blockage is an obstruction in an artery that reduces or stops blood flow.
The blockage typically results from plaque buildup, blood clots, or other debris.
When it occurs in coronary arteries, it can cause heart attacks; in arteries supplying the brain, strokes.
The surgeon cleared the arterial blockage with a stent.
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- blood clotCoagulated mass in vessels
- chest painDiscomfort in thoracic region
- chest tightnessPressure in torso cavity
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
angioplasty · atherosclerosis · angiography · vasospasm · stenosis · claudication · leg pain · poor circulation · ischemia · plaque buildup · clogged arteries · Doppler ultrasound · obstruction · hyperlipidemia · stenting · bypass surgery · open heart surgery · heart attack
- medical findingscyst, tumor, lesion, polyp, hernia
- vascular diseasesatherosclerosis, aneurysm, thrombosis, embolism, PAD
- vascular injurieshemorrhage, laceration, puncture, perforation, transection
- arteriesaorta, coronary, femoral, brachial, carotid
- blood vesselsarteries, vein, veins, capillaries, capillary
- heart attacksheart attack, myocardial infarction, infarction, coronary thrombosis, troponin