embolism

It halted a Phase 3 clinical trial last year testing the effectiveness of the experimental drug for stroke and systemic embolism prevention.

The agency warns that the procedure is not FDA approved and can lead to long-term negative affects, such as pain, infections, scarring and, in some cases, embolism and death.

Jacqui died two hours later from an amniotic fluid embolism – a rare and life-threatening emergency.

This summer I wrote an article about my experience with a postsurgical pulmonary embolism, hoping that sharing my story would help others take their own medical warning signs seriously.

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