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February, 2013 | Health Eagle - Part 2
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Deep Venous Thrombosis

by Dean Heller MD February 1st, 2013 | Ask the Doctor
When my husband and I came home from visiting our kids, my husband became very short of breath after the flight. He saw his primary doctor who was worried about a blood clot, and asked him to go to the emergency room, but he did not want to go. He is a little better, but still short of breath, should I be worried?

The short answer is YES. You should convince your husband to go to the hospital and be checked. Being on a long flight is a risk factor for a blood clot in the legs, which is called
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