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DVT can cause pain and swelling in the leg, but many times it produces no symptoms. If the clot breaks off and travels in the bloodstream, it can cause damage to the lungs. When a blood clot travels to the lungs, it is called a pulmonary embolism (PE). A PE often causes shortness of breath and chest pain.If the lung damage is severe, it can kill people very quickly, even before treatment can be given.f the clot breaks off and travels in the bloodstream, it can cause damage to the lungs. When a blood clot travels to the lungs, it is called a pulmonary embolism (PE). A PE often causes shortness of breath and chest pain.
If normal amounts of calcium, platelets, and tissue factors are present, prothrombin will be converted to thrombin. Thrombin acts as a catalyst for the conversion of fibrinogen to a mesh of insoluble fibrin in which all the formed elements of blood are immobilized.Also called. blood coagulation.lood clotÂ·ting. Process in which platelets, in conjunction with clotting factors, transform blood from a liquid into a semisolid mass. Synonym(s): blood coagulation. the process of clotting, which is one of the body's natural means of stopping bleeding (haemostasis), activated by damage to the vessel lining.