Assertion: clot | /r/CapableOf | block blood flow
Facets:
value: partially
type: DEGREE
value: in a vein
type: LOCATION
value: in the affected area
type: LOCATION
value: in an artery
type: LOCATION
value: to the lungs
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in one of these organs
type: LOCATION
value: through the vein
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to the brain
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: When the clot moves to the lungs and blocks blood flow, it is called a pulmonary embolism (PE).
text: A clot that stops blood flow to the brain causes 80 percent of all strokes.
text: Most people who have had a blood clot in a leg vein or an embolism where the clot blocks the blood flow have anticoagulant drug treatment, such as warfarin, for at least six months, first to dissolve the clot and then to prevent it happening again," said lead researcher Dr. John Simes, a professor of medicine at the University of Sydney.
text: Breaking up the clot is needed so you no longer have the clot blocking blood flow.
text: If the clot blocks blood flow to the lungs pulmonary embolism can occur.
text: Clots that block blood flow are the main culprits in most heart attacks and strokes.
text: The clot may partially or completely block blood flow through the vein.
text: The clot can then partially or completely block blood flow in one of these organs, causing the organ to have a decreased blood supply past the site of the blockage.
text: The clot blocks blood flow and causes pressure to build up in the vein.
text: This clot can block or obstruct blood flow in the affected area, as well as cause serious complications if the clot moves to a crucial part of the circulatory system, such as the brain or the lungs.
text: A blood clot in the leg might produce no symptoms at all unless the clot dislodges and travels to another part of the body and blocks blood flow.
text: When a clot blocks blood flow in an artery then the affected region will not receive blood rich in oxygen and nutrients.
text: If the clot blocks blood flow in a vein then blood cannot be drained away and becomes backed up a well as seeps into the tissue spaces.
text: A clot can block or limit blood flow, causing damage to the body's organs, or other serious medical problems, and even death.
text: If the clot travels to the lungs and blocks blood flow, the condition is called pulmonary embolism.
text: If the clot travels to the lungs and blocks blood flow, the condition is called pulmonary embolism.