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Deep Vein Thrombosis

Someone with DVT looking at their swollen legs.

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is sometimes a precursor to a pulmonary embolism. It causes blood clots to form in your legs. If a clot travels to the lungs, that's a pulmonary embolism.

DVT