embolus
Circulating vascular obstruction
An embolus is a mass that travels through the bloodstream and lodges in a blood vessel, blocking circulation.
Most commonly it's a blood clot that has broken loose from its original site, but an embolus can also be an air bubble, fat globule, or piece of tissue.
When an embolus obstructs a vessel, the resulting condition is called an embolism.
The surgeon worried that an embolus might travel to the patient's lungs.
Intravascular coagulated mass
- occlusionComplete closure or blockage
- clotCoagulated mass
- plugSomething that blocks openings
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
ischemia · obstruction · stenosis · lodgment · impaction · arterial · venous · pulmonary
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- bloodstreamFlow through vessels
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
circulation · cardiovascular · pulmonary · cerebrovascular · peripheral · coronary · mesenteric · renal
Intravascular coagulated mass
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
- fibrinClot-forming protein
Substance preventing blood clots
- thrombolyticAgent dissolving blood clots
- heparinSubstance preventing coagulation
- warfarinClot-preventing medication
- embolectomySurgery removing blood clots
thrombectomy · angioplasty · stent · catheter · filter · aspiration · fragmentation · bypass
Blood vessel X-ray
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- dopplerFrequency change from motion
- D-dimerClot dissolution byproduct
MRI · arteriography · troponin · imaging · detection · screening · monitoring
thrombus
Intravascular coagulated mass
infarction · ischemia · obstruction · stenosis · lodgment · impaction · arterial · venous · pulmonary · cerebral
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- bloodstreamFlow through vessels
- vesselReceptacle for contents
capillary · circulation · cardiovascular · pulmonary · cerebrovascular · peripheral · coronary · mesenteric · renal · femoral
thrombus
Intravascular coagulated mass
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
fibrin · platelet · coagulation · vegetation · post-surgical
anticoagulant
Substance preventing blood clots
- thrombolyticAgent dissolving blood clots
- heparinSubstance preventing coagulation
- warfarinClot-preventing medication
embolectomy · thrombectomy · angioplasty · stent · catheter · filter · aspiration · fragmentation · bypass · revascularization
angiogram
Blood vessel X-ray
- echocardiogramUltrasound of the heart
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- dopplerFrequency change from motion
D-dimer · MRI · arteriography · troponin · imaging · detection · screening · monitoring
- pulmonary embolismClot blocking lung artery
- air embolismGas in bloodstream
embolism, emboli, thromboembolism, embolization, embolic, pulmonary embolism, air embolism