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in the back of an airplane can lead to DVTs or blood clots in the legs. The idea of travelers and blood clots... it is important to define a few terms.
DVT = Deep Vein Thrombosis which is basically a blood clot in the larger veins... 
of deep vein thrombosisObstruction of one of the deep veins, often in the calf, by a blood clot..., often in the calf, by a blood clot.) and pulmonary embolismObstruction of the pulmonary artery by a blood clot... 
in an airplane seat, the blood can pool in your
larger leg veins, and clot. That—coupled with the edge... blood clots on long airplane flight?
Dr. Maharam has some advice:
On flights of three hours or... 
I have Dvt in my right calf, how long until the clots are gone?
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Cheney Develops Blood Clot in Leg
Vice President Dick Cheney was diagnosed with a blood clot... said. An ultrasound showed the blood clot, known as a "deep venous thrombosis" or DVT, in his left lower leg.
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was that I had several blood clots in my legs. The CAT scan didn't show any clots in my lungs, but the ER doctor felt... out why I had the clots. They asked if I had recently been on long (5-7 hours) airplane flights in which I wasn't moving...
Leg clots occur without warning with sudden pain and swelling in a leg muscle, usually the calf. This is a particularly dangerous condition because the clot can break lose from the veins in the leg, travel to the lungs and block... 
in preventing stroke and systemic blood clots for patients who have an irregular heart rhythm disorder called...
People with low levels of iron in the blood have a higher risk of dangerous blood clots... potentially lethal blood clots.
Each year, one in every 1,000 people in the UK is affected by deep vein... 
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