embolism
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Partaking in them is not without risk—ozone therapy, for example, has the potential side effect of something called an air embolism, which can lead to a stroke or heart attack.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
His poker playing intensified from casual games around the office to high-stakes matches following a pulmonary embolism that nearly killed him, Goldstein said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Sue Howell, from Bilston, died from a pulmonary embolism, a clot in the blood vessel connecting the heart with the lungs.
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026
The actress's death certificate said she had died of a pulmonary embolism and listed rectal cancer as a secondary factor.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
If anything, he says it was the amniotic embolism that did it.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
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There are AI competitors like AIdoc, which started with pulmonary embolisms, and OpenEvidence, which doctors use to help diagnose diseases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
“I am home now after 6 days in the hospital battling pulmonary embolisms … my recovery could take awhile … thanks for the prayers and love shown!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
For many patients who undergo butt lifts and related procedures, complications like blood clots or embolisms, which can be fatal, are a bigger concern than the cartels.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Do not forget the postnatal depression, and the two pulmonary embolisms which endangered her life.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2022
They appear secondarily as spreading infections from milk glands, thyroids, anal glands, or as embolisms.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry