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coronary thrombosis |
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coronary thrombosis a condition of interrupted blood flow to the heart due to a blood clot in a coronary artery, usually as a consequence of atherosclerosis: characterized by intense pain coronary thrombosis [′kär·ə‚ner·ē thräm′bō·səs] (medicine) Formation of a thrombus in a coronary artery. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tobacco smoke--including secondhand smoke--activates blood coagulation pathways that could lead to coronary thrombosis, or heart attack. The mechanism of such events is not well understood but may be due to hemodynamic, vasoconstrictive and prothrombotic effects with disruption of unstable coronary plaques leading to acute coronary thrombosis (6,7). When Ivor Novello died in 1951 of a coronary thrombosis, Coward wrote in his diary: "Another landmark swept away. |
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