How do clots appear?
Blood flows through arteries, and if it contains organic substances as cholesterol, LDL or other bad lipids, they may concentrate on the inner walls of the arteries. This leads to the artery occlusion in case a clot forms.
This is the principle on which Heart Attack occurs in myocardium.
It continues to grow with inflammation of the artery wall and begin to rupture, producing a blood clot, restricting the blood flow, creating a Heart Attack
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