I was also told that a blood clot could form and I could have a stroke?

Answer 1

There are numerous reasons and dangers for blood clots.

Risk factors and causes of blood clots

Blood clots may form for various reasons. Severe trauma, such as from an auto accident, may cause internal blood clotting. Blood clots may also be created during surgery. For example, some side effects of open-heart surgery may be caused by tiny blood clots that form during use of the heart-lung machine (microembolization).

Blood clots may also be formed by or in association with:

Atherosclerosis


Heart attack or stroke


Valvular heart disease


Heart failure


Infection


Cancer


Autoimmune disorders (e.g., lupus or rheumatoid arthritis)


Bleeding disorders (e.g., hemophilia)


Inflammatory bowel disease (e.g., ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease)


History of varicose veins or other vascular conditions


Pregnancy


High blood pressure (hypertension)


Thrombocythemia (in which greater numbers of platelets are produced)


Atrial fibrillation- because of the irregularity of the heart beat. Sometimes, the heart doesn't get completely emptied off blood. the amt of blood put out during a complete cycle after systole, should be 500cc. This is called the cardiac output. There is a great chance of developing clots. This in turn could get dislodge
and get embedded in the right carotid arteries in the neck causing a stoke.


In addition, there are a number of risk factors that can increase the chances of developing a blood clot. These risk factors include:

Smoking


Elevated levels of homocysteine (homocysteinemia), which may be treated with diet and folic acid supplements


Obesity (body mass index greater than 30)


Prolonged lack of exercise


Use of oral contraceptives


Advanced age


Genetic factors (e.g., inheriting a tendency to develop deep vein thrombosis)


Sitting in one position for a prolonged period of time


Hypercoagulable state, where genetic (e.g., Factor V Leiden) or acquired (e.g., trauma, pregnancy, heart failure) factors affect blood clotting due to abnormal levels of blood-clotting proteins


High levels of leptin, a hormone produced by fat cells in the body, could explain why obese people develop dangerous blood clots -- which can cause heart attacks and strokes -- more often than people who are not overweight.

I hope this information help. I tried to explain it in simple laymen's terms. One drug that stands out and Drs prescribe a lot to prevent blood clots is coumadin. There are a lot of contraindicated foods that you have to avoid eating whle on this drug. For example: broccoli which is high in iron.

Answer 2

That part is true but you didn't tell us what was going to make that clot form in the first place.

Answer 3

Sounds like I missed part of the question. There are medications to help prevent clots.

Answer 4

Yes, you have only part of a question here. There are meds to prevent clot formation - heparin, Coumadin, argatroban, Angiomax, Fragmin, Lovenox to name just a few.

Answer 5

Might be you are hypertensive and have primary disease of blood or secondary diseases, kindly check with your consultant.