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Doctors are warning about the risks that come with prolonged sitting after Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert was rushed to surgery for a blood clot in her leg.
Rep Boebert, who represents the third district of Colorado, has May Thurner syndrome, which occurs when an artery presses on a vein, causing a blood clot in the leg that travels to the heart.
She had emergency surgery to remove the clot and thus preventing it from traveling from the leg to the lungs, blocking blood flow to them.
About one in five women have May Thurner syndrome, which can cause swelling, heaviness, or fullness in the left leg or foot, ulcers or open sores in the legs due to problems with veins that do not heal, and varicose veins in your leg.
Dr Bethany Barone Gibbs, a cardiologist at West Virginia University, told DailyMail.com that sitting for just one hour without standing up to stretch your legs is enough to raise the risk of a blood clot.
Rep Boebert of Colorado is reportedly recovering well after emergency surgery to remove a blood clot
Rep Boebert had a stent implanted in the vein to expand it, and therefore breaks up the clot, restoring healthy blood flow to and from the heart
May Thurner syndrome is most common in women, specifically women who have had children.
This could be due to several factors. Women tend to have wider pelvises compared to men, and
