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Is being in high altitudes a risk factor for pulmonary embolism?
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High altitude: Pulmonary embolism is commonly from atrial fibrillation or from a deep vein thrombosis in the leg. I don't feel that high altitude alone per se is a common cause of those predisposing conditions although it may predispose somewhat to a hypercoagulable state in certain people. Dehydration would be a more common predisposing factor in dry high altitude conditions.
Answered 4/19/2019
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