Conozca sobre la trombosis
Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel.
Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel. The vessel may be any vein or artery as for example, in a deep vein thrombosis (venous) or a coronary artery (arterial). The clot itself is termed a thrombus. Una vez que se forma, el coágulo puede ralentizar o bloquear el torrente sanguíneo normal e incluso desprenderse y trasladarse hacia un órgano. Un coágulo que viaja a través de la circulación se denomina "embolia". La trombosis, una afección a menudo evitable, es la patología subyacente de un infarto de miocardio, ictus tromboembólico y tromboembolia venosa (TEV), las tres principales enfermedades cardiovasculares causantes de muerte.

Who is at Risk for a Blood Clot?
Blood clots affect people of all ages, races and ethnicities, and occur in both men and women. Certain factors and situations can increase the risk of developing a blood clot(s).
To identify whether a patient is ‘at-risk,’ healthcare professionals should conduct a VTE risk assessment, which is tool or questionnaire that gathers information about a patient’s age, medical history, medications and specific lifestyle factors. Luego, la información se usa para determinar el riesgo potencial del paciente (p. ej., riesgo moderado o bajo) de presentar coágulos de sangre en las piernas o los pulmones. If you are admitted to a hospital and don’t receive a VTE risk assessment, be proactive and ask for one.


About 100,000 of those people will die, which is greater than the total number of people who lose their lives each year to AIDS, breast cancer, and motor vehicle crashes combined.
Emerging data have enhanced the understanding of cancer-associated thrombosis, a major cause of morbidity and mortality and indicates that cancer patients are at four times higher risk than the general population of developing serious blood clots.
Otros casos incluyen trombosis asociada al cáncer y riesgos específicos por género.