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Pulmonary thromboembolism is the state when blood clots travel through the bloodstream and become lodged in the arteries of the lungs disrupting oxygen supply.
Post mortem conducted on former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh's son Prateek Yadav has revealed that he suffered “cardiorespiratory collapse due to massive pulmonary thromboembolism." This means he had a blood clot in his lungs that severely obstructed blood flow, triggering sudden failure of the heart and respiratory system.
Pulmonary thromboembolism is the state when blood clots travel through the bloodstream and become lodged in the arteries of the lungs, leading to irregular or no oxygen supply. The condition is described by doctors as being fatal, especially when the clot is extensive.
Such clots, according to medical experts commonly originate in the deep veins of the legs or lower body and the moves up before to the lungs. Breathlessness, chest pain, dizziness are some of its symptoms.
Prateek Yadav had been suffering from lung-related issues for a long time and was undergoing treatment for a blood clot in his lungs. When his condition deteriorated in the morning and he stopped responding, his family members immediately rushed him to the Civil Hospital.
Prateek Yadav was the son of late Uttar Pradesh CM Mulayam Singh Yadav and his second wife, Sadhana Gupta. He was the half-brother of Akhilesh Yadav. His wife Aparna Yadav serves as Uttar Pradesh State Women’s Commission Vice Chairperson and is a member of BJP. Prateek was born on July 7, 1987. Mulayam Singh Yadav has previously married Malti Devi, with whom he had Akhilesh Yadav. Malti Devi passed away in 2003. Reports suggest that Mulayam Singh Yadav had kept his second marriage private for a long period before eventually publicly acknowledging it. Prateek largely stayed away from political life. According to reports, he was involved in the real estate business and was passionate about fitness and bodybuilding. He owned a gym in Lucknow named 'The Fitness Planet'.