What’s in a Blood Type? Could Be Your Risk of Developing Clots
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Blood clots that form in the veins of the lower legs can pose serious health problems since they can break off and then get lodged in tiny arteries in the lungs, where they block blood flow and cause intense pain, difficulty breathing and even sudden death if blood can no longer pick up much-needed oxygen from the lungs. Being sedentary for long periods of time, such as during a long plane flight and after major surgery when patients are bedridden, or getting dehydrated can thicken the blood and increase the chances that a clot will form, and each year, about 2 million people develop such clots, known as deep-vein thrombosis (DVT, which is also called economy-class syndrome) and as many as 200,000 will die suddenly from complications of the condition./.../
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