Primer: Venous Risk (in pear-shaped females) and Submarine
Service Venous thromboembolism (VTE), also called deep vein
thrombosis (DVT), is a significant cause of death in adults.
Good news, bad news or neutral? M.E. suspects it is medically
neutral (no medical justification for excluding pear-shapes from
the sub service), but results of the study are probably bad news
for any adolescent-minded bubbleheads anticipating hour-glass
shaped, female submariners. Pear-shaped women - - - a definition
(and periscopic photo below): Their hip measurement well exceeds
their bust measurement. Fat tends to deposit in their buttocks,
hips and thighs. Women of this bodytype tend to have a
relatively large rear, stout thighs and small(er) bosom. Danish
scientists tracked more than 50,000 men and women to see how
many suffered a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or a clot in the lung
called pulmonary embolism (PE). Findings were published in the
journal Circulation. During the 10-year study, there were 641
cases of DVT or PE among t