Health security
Unfortunately, Secretary Clinton’s health records reveal some cause for concern.

Her
medical history includes two deep vein thromboses (DVTs) in 1998 and 2009, as well as a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis in 2012. A thromboses is a clot; basically, the formation of a solid plug inside a vein, a misfire of the body’s ability to plug holes and stop bleeding. While I could not find news articles discussing the 2009 incident in further detail, the
1998 incident was a proximal DVT — one that had ascended into the popliteal vein — an especially dangerous form of DVT that is most likely to cause a condition called pulmonary embolus which can be fatal. A cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is also a deadly condition, with a mortality of
approximately 10 percent and negative cognitive effects, though survivors make a good recovery.
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