Hematology and Blood Disorders

Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Hemostasis and thrombosis are two closely connected processes that are essential to the body's capacity to keep blood flowing and stop bleeding.

A blood clot (thrombus) that forms inside a blood artery and can either totally or partially impede blood flow is referred to as thrombosis. Serious medical disorders such deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, stroke, and heart attack can result from this.

On the other side, hemostasis describes the body's innate capacity to halt bleeding following an accident or damage to a blood artery. Blood vessel constriction, platelet activation and aggregation, and the creation of a fibrin clot to close the wound are all processes in the hemostatic process.