air embolism

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This, the prosecution said, caused an air bubble and a blockage in the circulation known as air embolism.

From BBC

That would cause an air embolism - a blockage caused by an air bubble in the blood circulation.

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He said he had read 18 research papers in total on air embolism, highlighting different indications.

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“The lack of a tight seal from this defect resulted in the multiple subsequent air embolism events and irrecoverable neurological damage,” they wrote.

From Seattle Times

Dr Marnerides said in his opinion there was "no evidence that a natural disease would explain his death" and concluded that death was "explicable on the basis of air embolism".

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