Samajwadi Party (SP) founder Mulayam Singh Yadav’s 38-year-old younger son Prateek Yadav died due to pulmonary thromboembolism, a report in the Indianexpress said. According to the post-mortem findings, the immediate cause of death was a massive blockage in the pulmonary arteries caused by thromboembolic material, or “cardiorespiratory collapse caused by massive pulmonary thromboembolism”. DISCLAIMER:  This article is based on information from the public domain and/or the experts we spoke to. Always consult your health practitioner before starting any routine. Pulmonary thromboembolism, or pulmonary embolism, occurs when a blood clot blocks one of the blood vessels in the lungs. In most cases, the clot does not start in the lungs. “It usually forms in the deep veins of the legs, a condition known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and then travels to the lungs through the bloodstream,” said Dr Manas Mengar, senior consultant, pulmonology, KIMS Hospitals, Thane.…