THROMBOSIS Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot within a blood vessel. The clot may block the blood vessel and prevent or reduce the flow of blood, which can cause serious health consequences. It is also possible for the blood clot to move through the circulatory system to other areas of the body. If the clot travels to major organs, such as the brain or lungs, it can also cause serious health symptoms including a heart attack or a stroke. Although clotting is a normally bodily function, if the body starts to produce clots where they are not required, then this can become a problem. Both classifications that exist for thrombosis are, the venous thrombosis and the arterial thrombosis, the type of thrombosis relapses into if this one was formed in an artery or vein, then several subtypes of the thrombosis exist. Some of the Subtypes are: Superficial Vein Thrombosis: A superficial vein is a vein which is close to the surface of the body. They are normally responsible for helping ...