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  • Space medicine
  • Cardiovascular biology
  • Hematology

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  • Human space travel involves unique stressors: weightlessness, radiation, isolation.
  • These factors impact vascular biology, influencing thrombosis and hemostasis.
  • Astronauts have experienced internal jugular vein thrombosis in low Earth orbit.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the effects of space travel on inflammation, blood coagulation, and the cardiovascular system.
  • To conceptualize how these factors interact to influence thrombosis and hemostasis.
  • To anticipate medical responses for space-based thrombotic or bleeding emergencies.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of space travel's physiological effects.
  • Analysis of existing data on thrombosis and hemostasis in astronauts.
  • Conceptual modeling of space environment interactions with human physiology.

Main Results:

  • Space travel significantly alters inflammation and blood coagulation.
  • Cardiovascular system changes are linked to increased thrombotic risk.
  • Existing medical protocols may be insufficient for space emergencies.

Conclusions:

  • Space travel poses unique risks to vascular hemostasis.
  • Future medical care in space requires specialized protocols.
  • Lessons from Earth and space research are crucial for astronaut health.