Cardiologist Serebryansky: blue discoloration or whitening of the limbs may be a sign of thrombosis Such unexpected symptoms of a thrombus separation were named by the cardiologist, honored doctor Yuri Serebryansky, reports “Moscow 24”.
“If the thrombosis is on the surface, then most often it is pain. Venous thrombosis comes with blue discoloration, and arterial thrombosis with whitening of the limbs, it [limb] becomes cold, alien, with pain, “Serebryansky said.
According to him, such a reaction of the body may be due to that a blood clot from the heart came off and ended up in the upper limb. Tear off can also cause severe pain that will not go away with taking pills and injections, he added.
Serebryansky stressed that people with varicose veins, diabetes mellitus, arrhythmias and coagulation disorders have an increased risk of blood clots blood. In addition, injuries to the hands and lower extremities can lead to intravascular thrombosis. The doctor said that the formation of blood clots is also associated with the transferred COVID-19.
“In case of thrombosis, you need to immediately call an ambulance, and it will determine where to take the person so that he does not just go. Acute thrombosis of the heart vessels can occur, and this can lead to a heart attack, that is, there is no need to walk there, you need to call a doctor to your house, “the doctor concluded.
Earlier, cardiologist Daria Sergeeva named factors that increase the risk of thrombosis … According to her, these factors are abnormalities of the cardiovascular system, including damage to the inner lining of the vessel, slowing down the blood flow in the vessel and increasing the activity of the blood coagulation system.