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Long Distant Air Flights Increases Risk of Deep Venous Thrombosis 4X (PhysOrg.com) -- The European Society of Cardiology, (ESC) the preeminent authority on cardiovascular health re-affirms its warning to passengers on long-haul plane trips of the risk of deep venous thrombosis or VTE. The warning from ESC comes on the heels of a recent review by The Lancet that suggests that the risk of VTE increases when flight duration exceeds four hours.
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