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By the way, doctor: What might have caused my sister and brother-in-law's pulmonary embolisms?

Publication: Harvard Health Letter
Publication Date: 01-MAR-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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By the way, doctor

What might have caused my sister and brother-in-law's pulmonary embolisms?

Q. Within a three-month period, both my sister and her husband (both in their 40s) were hospitalized with pulmonary embolisms. Any thoughts on the cause? Could it be something in the air?

A . A pulmonary embolism is a blood clot (or a piece of one) that forms somewhere in the body, usually the veins of the legs, gets loose, travels through the bloodstream, and lodges...

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