vascular damage
Harm to vessels
Vascular damage is injury to blood vessels—arteries, veins, or capillaries.
It can result from trauma, disease, or medical procedures, potentially causing bleeding, clots, or impaired circulation.
The term appears frequently in medical contexts discussing complications: The surgery carried risks of vascular damage.
Diabetes and high blood pressure are common causes of gradual vascular damage.
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- internal bleedingBlood pooling inside tissues
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- blood clotCoagulated mass in vessels
clot · rupture · aneurysm · stroke · heart attack · bruising · inflammation · scarring · plaque · atherosclerosis · occlusion · stenosis · capillary · artery · vein · endothelium · fragile · leaky
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