Where can thrombus occur?
Thrombus can occur in the arteries of the heart
(coronary
artery disease), causing myocardial
infarction or heart attack.
It can also occur in the
leg arteries (peripheral arterial
disease)
or veins (venous thrombosis), in dialysis access
grafts, or in the brain’s blood vessels,
causing ischemic
stroke. When thrombus
migrates to the lungs it is called
a pulmonary embolism.