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It’s bad news for tall people. According to scientists from the University of Lund in Sweden, tall people have a higher risk of getting blood clots. In a study carried out on more than two million brothers and sisters, they observed a lower risk for clotting in men and women smaller than 160cm and 155cm respectively. The overall risk was reduced by 60 percent compared to subjects taller than 185cm. The authors stated that “height is an independent indicator of venous thromboembolism.”
A blood clot can partially or totally block a major vein in the legs or thighs and cause phlebitis. Superficial phlebitis (when the circulation is blocked in a small vein, leading to pain and discomfort) is not serious in itself, but is a risk factor for deep phlebitis, and the latter is an emergency because the clot which is blocking the blood flow in a deep or large calibre vein can break loose and migrate into the circulation and cause a pulmonary embolism (when the clot lodges itself in the pulmonary artery), and this is a serious and potentially fatal accident. Among the warning signs in cases of phlebitis are: a red, warm, or hard vein, or one whose relief makes it clearly visible on the surface. It is also painful or sensitive to touch.