A blood clot is a lump in the blood that acts like a plug, blocking blood flow in various parts of the body and causing affected organs to lose their vital blood supply, which can lead directly to sudden death. Blood clots found in blood vessels leading to the brain can cause a cerebral infarction, or ischemic stroke, while those found in the coronary artery can cause a myocardial infarction, or heart attack, and clotted arteries in the lungs can lead to pulmonary embolism. These blood-clot-related diseases, including extremity vascular disease, seriously harm the body.
Even more alarming, 99% of blood clots are asymptomatic, causing no symptoms or noticeable sensations, even during routine checkups at cardiovascular clinics where blood lipids, blood pressure, and electrocardiograms are reported as normal. These clots can occur suddenly, often without people realizing it, even when they believe their cardiovascular system is healthy. Venous thrombosis is an even more insidious killer. Thrombotic diseases include arterial thrombosis and venous thrombosis. Arterial thrombosis is more common, but venous thrombosis was once considered rare and has not received sufficient attention.
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