coronary thrombosis

noun

, Pathology.

1. a coronary occlusion in which there is blockage of a coronary arterial branch by a blood clot within the vessel, usually at a site narrowed by arteriosclerosis.

coronary thrombosis

noun

1. a condition of interrupted blood flow to the heart due to a blood clot in a coronary artery, usually as a consequence of atherosclerosis: characterized by intense pain Sometimes shortened tocoronary Compare myocardial infarction

coronary thrombosis

1. A thrombosis in the heart .

Word History and Origins

Origin of coronary thrombosis¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

He died suddenly five months later from coronary thrombosis, though speculation has since followed that the cause was complications from his cancer spreading.

From Los Angeles Times

More dangerous are clots that move to the lungs, causing pulmonary embolism, or to the heart, causing coronary thrombosis.

From Salon

"And that I should tell the doctor that I had coronary thrombosis, rheumatic pains, swelling of my ankles, pain in my left upper arm, dizzy spells now and then, headaches every week, indigestion, pains in my chest, and pains in my back. According to Wernecke, no doctor in the world could tell whether my heart was bad or not."

From Literature

The following morning, Shackleton died suddenly from coronary thrombosis at age 47.

From Salon

The hospital ruled the cause of death coronary thrombosis — a blood clot in a heart vessel.

From Salon

Related Words

• cardiovascular disease
• congestive heart failure