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This site maintained by the Center for Outcomes Research at University of Massachusetts Medical Center. It provides information pertaining to the best practices in preventing deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolus. This website gives invaluable information about why it is important to prevent blood clots and who is at major risk for them. There are several pictures presented of emboli that were removed at autopsy to give a real life perspective of the seriousness of this condition.

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