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 | | Thursday, 21 March, 2002, 19:48 GMT Research call after DVT death  John Price says health research should be made public A woman has died from a blood clot after flying first class from Miami to the UK. Ann Price, from Bottesford, Leicestershire, died when the clot travelled to her lungs 24 hours after she had made the six-and-a-half-hour flight from the United States. Her husband John said his wife had been fit and healthy before her journey on 26 February - and called for more research into the problem of how deep vein thrombosis (DVT) affects airline passengers. Mrs Price had complained of breathing difficulties the morning after her return and was taken to Grantham Hospital where she later died.
A post-mortem examination revealed she had suffered a bilateral pulmonary embolism - a blood clot on her lungs. Mrs Price's daughter Jacqui Dixon said DVT did not just affect economy class passengers because those in first class had more comfortable seats and were less inclined to get up and move around. Mr Price added: "I would like to see a lot more research into this and there should be improved safety measures by airlines. "I believe there is a lot more known about this condition than the airlines are prepared to release and this is just the tip of the iceberg." An inquest on Mrs Price was opened and adjourned at Lincoln in March and will be resumed at a date and time to be fixed. A spokesman for Virgin Atlantic, the airline on which Mrs Price flew, said that information regarding precautions against DVT was given to all passengers. Airline advice He said: "I cannot comment on individual cases, but we do make sure passengers are made aware of what precautions should be taken to try and avoid this. "We, along with the whole airline industry, are supporting research which is to be carried out by the World Health Organisation into DVT. "At the moment there is no direct causal link between it and air travel, but the latest research - although rather contradictory - does suggest there may be a link between immobility and DVT." He offered his sympathies to Mr Price and his family. | |   See also: Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top England stories now:  Links to more England stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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