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Does psychological stress increase your chance of getting pulmonary embolism if you are already sedentary?
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Stress/DVT/PE: It can. The hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis is our central stress response system. The HPA axis is a dynamic intertwining of the central nervous system and endocrine system. Response to stressors, cortisol (catecholamines, etc) are released & may raise blood clot risk (+genetics) Sedentary folks increase risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) which can result in PE. Moving about can help-
Answered 1/3/2019
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