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How long can you live with a piluminary embolism?

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

Clots, they Come;Go: Embolus is just medical jargon for a clot which mores through blood vessel to a different location, e.g. From the body or heart into a lung artery. Most are without symptoms, never recognized ; largely dissolve. However, to the extent they do no fully dissolve, are transformed into scar tissue, block blood flow ; keep recurring, then they result in major problems ; early death from pulmonary htn.

Answered 4/18/2014

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