| In intraoperative cell salvage all shed blood is suctioned to a storage system, and heparin is added to prevent thrombus formation. |
| In the absence of Behcet's disease, intracardiac thrombus is often found to overlie an akinetic myocardial segment. |
| Furthermore, there is evidence for spontaneous thrombus formation in skipjack and yellowfin tunas, as well as in milkfish. |
| Blood flow to the heart muscle may even stop if a thrombus, or clot, forms in a coronary vessel, which may cause a heart attack. |
| As a result, a thrombus in the left atrial appendage may develop due to the stasis of blood in the left atrium. |
| The central venous catheter, or an associated thrombus, can act as a nidus for infection. |
