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Arterial Embolism Learning Center

Causes could include:
An embolus is a blood clot or a piece of plaque that acts like a clot. Emboli means more than one clot. If the clot travels from the site where it formed to another location in the body, it is called an embolism.
Source:ADAM
Date:May 8, 2008
A common cause of embolus is when an artery whose lining has become thickened or damaged, usually with age, allows cholesterol to build up more easily than normal on the artery wall. If some of the cholesterol breaks off, it forms an embolus. Embo...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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