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Andrew Ladores passed on June 2 at the age of 49 due to pulmonary emboli that irreparably damaged his lungs and kidneys.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2022

He was immediately placed on a course of treatment but he died on 15 May from the pulmonary emboli and pneumonia.

From BBC • May 4, 2022

The lung problem, pulmonary emboli, had been dogging him for 20 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2021

How do they escape the “bends”? The phenomenon where dissolved nitrogen resurfaces as bubbles causing emboli?

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2018

Portions of malignant tumours also may form emboli, and their impaction in the vessels may lead to the development of secondary growths in distant parts of the body.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis