Assertion: thrombosis | /r/Causes | a heart attack
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text: Blood-clotting platelets had surged like minnows to the site of injury, clumping together to form a thrombosis that blocked the artery, causing a heart attack and tissue death.
text: In cases when the arteries are not damaged, the thrombosis can reduce or even block the blood supply, causing a stroke, a heart attack or peripheral vascular disease.
text: A thrombosis or embolism in the coronary artery can cause a heart attack.