The Egyptian Society for Blood Transfusion Services
Hypercoagulability, or hypercoagulability, is a disorder that occurs when blood clots too quickly.
● Important information about hypercoagulability. Among the important information about hypercoagulability are the following:
• The natural clotting process occurs when a wound occurs in the blood vessels, as the body stops bleeding through the formation of a blood clot consisting of some proteins and platelets, which helps the wound to heal as quickly as possible.
• Hypercoagulation occurs as a result of some disorders
Acquired or inherited, when blood clotting occurs at a rate greater than normal.
• The process of blood clotting increases as a result of disturbances in the levels of some proteins responsible for regulating the clotting process.
• Excessive blood clotting causes swelling in the legs and arms and increases the risk of blood clots.
• Blood clotting conditions can sometimes be serious, especially when they are not fully diagnosed and treated.
● Symptoms of hypercoagulability, among the important notes about the symptoms of hypercoagulability are the following:
• Clots and blood clots begin to form as a result of the injurysome inherited disorders in adulthood.
• Most patients usually develop deep venous thrombosis, which usually occurs in the legs, causing swelling in the legs.
• The patient may be exposed to many deep clots in the legs, which leads to a change in the color of the skin and the appearance of severe swelling in it. This condition is called chronic deep vein insufficiency.
• Sometimes clots travel to other parts of the body, including the lungs, causing pulmonary embolism.
• Clots may form in the superficial veins of the legs, causing inflammation and pain in the area.
• Some clots form in the veins of the arms and abdomenand the brain, but less commonly.
• Some people with antiphospholipid syndrome may suffer from venous or arterial clots, which may be dangerous in some cases and cause interruption in the blood supply to the heart and brain.