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how is coagulation harmful to humans?

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If excess of coagulation takes place then it is harmful to humans. This is known as Hypercoagulation disorders. In hypercoagulation, there is an increased tendency for clotting of the blood, which put a patient at risk for obstruction of veins and arteries. This disorder can cause clots throughout the body's blood vessels. This condition is known as thromboembolic disease. Thromboembolic disease can lead death of tissue as a result of blocked blood supply to the tissue. Clotting in the veins and arteries leading to the lungs can prevent blood flow, causing sudden and severe loss of breath and chest pain. Clots in the blood vessels of the brain can result in a stroke, and clots in the heart's blood vessels can result in a heart attack.

Hypercoagulation can be caused by a number of factors. It can be inherited. In most cases, a person’s body simply doesn’t make enough proteins that keep the blood from clotting too much. Some situations can also make hypercoagulation more common: These situations include the following:

  • being on bed rest for many days
  • being pregnant or using birth control pills
  • having cancer or surgery
  • sitting too long, most often in a car or airplane.

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