If you’re over 40, you may be carrying a silent danger inside your veins: blood clots. They affect millions of people each year and can trigger life-threatening conditions like heart attacks, strokes, and pulmonary embolisms.

Understanding the risks—and how to prevent them—can save your life.

Why Blood Clots Are Dangerous

A clot that forms inside a vein or artery can block blood flow to vital organs, creating a medical emergency. Common warning signs include:

• Swelling, pain, or tenderness in the leg or arm

• Warmth or redness on the skin

• Sudden chest pain or shortness of breath (possible pulmonary embolism)

• Weakness, numbness, or paralysis on one side of the body (possible stroke)

If untreated, blood clots can be fatal, which makes early recognition and prevention critical.

COVID-19 and the Elevated Risk

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