Assertion: clot | /r/CapableOf | travel to lung
Facets:
value: upwards
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: That's dangerous because the clot could travel to your heart or lungs.
text: These clots can break away (called emboli) from a blood vessel and cause a pulmonary embolism if they travel to the lung.
text: When the clot moves to the lungs and blocks blood flow, it is called a pulmonary embolism (PE).
text: With a DVT, there are 50% chances for clot breaking off and migrating to the lungs and cause potentially life threatening complication in the form of a condition called pulmonary embolus.
text: More importantly the clot can travel anywhere in the body, is most of the case the clot travels upwards towards the lungs.
text: Some people do not know they have a DVT until the clot moves from their leg or arm and travels to their lung.
text: Hibbert and other doctors are finding that some patients infected with the novel coronavirus have a propensity towards developing blood clots, which can be life threatening if the clot travels to the heart or lungs.
text: If the clot breaks free and travels to the lungs or heart, it can be fatal.
text: Sitting or lying down for long periods—due to prolonged bed rest after illness or a long airplane flight, for example—can cause blood to pool in the legs, leading to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and, worst-case scenario, pulmonary embolism if the clot travels to the lungs.
text: But the real threat happens if the clot breaks off and travels to the lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism.
text: Sometimes a clot in the limbs or pelvis (DVT) breaks loose and travels to the lungs, obstructing the flow of blood to the lung.
text: VTE starts with the formation of a blood clot deep in the body, usually in the legs, and occasionally escalates into a more serious condition called “pulmonary embolism” if the clot breaks free and travels to the lungs.
text: – when a clot travels to the lungs – are two of the most common vascular diseases.
text: Heart valve problems that can mimic bacterial endocarditis Blood clots in the upper chambers of the heart Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in a vein) that can pain and swelling in a leg or arm; these clots can travel to the lungs (see below) and cause difficulty breathing or even death
text: – when a clot travels to the lungs – are two of the most common vascular diseases.
text: Clots can travel to other parts of the body, such as the lungs, and cause serious issues, including pulmonary embolism and 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.
text: In more than 30 percent of cases, the clot (or a piece of it) breaks off and travels to the lungs, causing a blockage in the artery there.
text: Because a clot in a deep vein may not cause symptoms early on, the first sign may occur when the clot has broken loose and travelled to the lung.
text: Pulmonary embolism (PE) occurs when a clot breaks off from a DVT and travels to the lung, which can be fatal.
text: Clots in the veins of the legs or arms can break off and travel to the lung.