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
O’Hara died in late January, at the age of 71, from a pulmonary embolism as a result of rectal cancer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
The acquisition expands Boston Scientific’s vascular medicine business, adding devices for conditions like stroke and pulmonary embolism.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
The realization that I didn’t have enough of my prescription medications to last three extra days—including blood thinners, which I was taking after a near-fatal pulmonary embolism last year—sent me into a tizzy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
If anything, he says it was the amniotic embolism that did it.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
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