What killed Prateek Yadav? A common condition that doctors call a ‘silent killer’

The untimely death of 38-year-old Prateek Yadav, son of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, is a grim reminder of how blood clotting, a vital defense mechanism against injury, can turn into a ‘silent killer’ when it blocks major arteries. Prateek had a known history of clots and was considered medically high-risk. His autopsy report mentions a “massive pulmonary thromboembolism”, or a clot blocking blood flow to his lungs and causing his heart to stop.