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How does it take for your body to naturally dissolve blood clots in your lungs?

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Dr. Dustin Colegrove answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Within a few weeks : to a couple months at most. blood thinners do not dissolve them but protects from additional clot formation

Answered 4/19/2018

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