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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Clotting factor
  1. How Does Blood Clot? Video From the National Institutes of Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)  
    ... together into a plug. The blood clot forms. Clotting factors in your blood are normally turned off so ... molecules into the blood that help turn on clotting factors. One important clotting factor is fibrin, a long, ...
  2. ... that come from white blood cell fragments, and clotting factors that help blood clot. When a blood vessel ... and the outside bleeding stops. On the inside, clotting factors cause a cascade of activity that includes strands ...
  3. Blood Clots Video (American Society of Hematology)  
    ... Different risk factors or events can cause unnatural clotting; however, each factor may initiate clotting in a different way. There are molecules in your system that signal your body to let it know when, where, and how quickly ... signals. Certain risk factors, such as obesity, slow the flow of blood ...
  4. Blood Clotting and Pregnancy Video (American Society of Hematology)  
    ... anticoagulant, a medicine that prevents the blood from clotting. Certain anticoagulants are ... of risk factors. Know your family history. Make sure your doctor ...
  5. Blood Clots and Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... can do to help reduce your risk. Risk factors for blood clots include: Having certain health conditions, like a thrombophilia, high blood pressure , diabetes or being overweight or obese. A family history of blood clotting problems also increases your chances of blood clots. ...
  6. Why Atrial Fibrillation Matters Video (American Heart Association)  
    ... can remain and may pool there. Risks of clotting increase. When blood has the opportunity ... Why Atrial ...
  7. Mitral Valve Disease Video (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)  
    ... valve disease based on your medical history, risk factors, a physical exam, and results from ... of stroke due to blood clotting. Biological valves usually are made from animal tissue. ...