Coronary thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel of the heart. This blood clot restricts blood flow within the heart. It is associated with narrowing of blood vessels subsequent to clotting. The condition is considered as a type of ischaemic heart disease. Thrombosis in the heart can lead to a myocardial infarction. Coron...
(from the article `Herrick, James Bryan`) Herrick also published definitive accounts of several clinical conditions involving the coronary vessels; he was the first observer to identify and ...
A blood clot in the lumen of a coronary artery. This is the mechanism by which a myocardial infarction results. A thrombus forms when microscopic cracks (from the effects of atherosclerosis) occur in the coronary vessel wall. These tiny cracks expose collagen, thus triggering platelets to adhere to the site and a blood clot to form. ... (27 Sep 199...
Type: Term Definitions: 1. coronary occlusion by thrombus formation, usually the result of atheromatous changes in the arterial wall and usually leading to myocardial infarction.
[n] - obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
the blockage of a coronary artery by a blood clot 
coronary noun obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)
a coronary occlusion in which there is blockage of a coronary arterial branch by a blood clot within the vessel, usually at a site narrowed by arteriosclerosis.