Blood Clots Guide

What Are Blood Clots?

Signs and Symptoms of a Blood Clot!

A blood clot, also called a thrombus, is blood that has coagulated or clotted.

While clotting is crucial in some circumstances healing a skin wound by forming a scab, for example blood clots that occur within arteries or veins can be dangerous and even life threatening if they block the flow of blood to essential organs, including the heart, lungs, and brain.

The signs and symptoms of a blood clot depend on whether the clot is in an artery or a vein and wherein the body it is located. A clot in an artery may bring on moderate to severe pain that develops quickly, for example. If a vein is affected, the pain is likely to be milder and to increase in severity over several hours or even days.