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{{Thrombosis}}
#Redirect [[venous thromboembolism]]
 
{{DiseaseDisorder infobox |
  Name        = Venous thrombosis |
  ICD10      = {{ICD10|I|80||i|80}}-{{ICD10|I|82||i|80}} |
  ICD9        = {{ICD9|453}} |
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{{CMG}} '''Associate Editor-In-Chief''': [[User:Ujjwal Rastogi|Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS]] [mailto:urastogi@perfuse.org]
 
==Overview==
'''Thrombus''' is term given to a blood clot that remains in the place where it formed. A '''venous thrombosis''' is a condition in which a thrombus([[blood clot]]) forms within a [[vein]].  '''Superficial venous thrombosis''', as the name suggest is the formation of a thrombus in superficial veins. It can cause discomfort but generally do not cause serious consequences, unlike the '''[[deep venous thrombosis]]''' (DVTs) that form in the deep veins of the legs or in the pelvic veins.
 
Since the veins return [[blood]] to the [[heart]], a blood clot can dislodge and reach right heart and from there into the lungs. A piece of thrombus that is transported in this way is an '''embolus''' (plural '''emboli'''): the process of forming an emboli from a thrombus  is called a '''thromboembolism'''. An embolism that lodges in the lungs is a '''[[pulmonary embolism]]''' (PE). Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are manifestations of a single disease entity, called, [[venous thromboembolism]] (VTE). A pulmonary embolism is a very serious condition that can be fatal if not recognized and treated promptly.
 
A venous embolism can pass into the arterial system in patients with an [[Atrial septal defect]] or [[Ventricular septal defect]], This is termed as a '''''paradoxical emboli''''' or a Systemic embolisms.
 
==See also==
* [[Arterial thrombosis]]
* [[venous thromboembolism]]
* [[Deep vein thrombosis]]
* [[Pulmonary embolism]]
* [[Portal vein thrombosis]]
 
* [[Plethysmography]], a test to detect a venous thrombosis
 
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[[ja:静脈血栓塞栓症]]
[[pt:Trombose venosa]]
 
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