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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, More than 600,000 people in the United States are 
3estimated to develop venous
thromboembolism or clots in the 
4veins every year; of these, about 400,000 people develop deep

5vein thrombosis of the legs; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Pulmonary embolism, a serious and potentially 
7fatal complication of vein
thrombosis, affects at least 200,000 
8people in the United States annually; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, The Surgeon General has declared that 100,000, and 
10perhaps as many as 180,000,
individuals die directly or 
11indirectly as a result of deep
vein thrombosis and  pulmonary 
12embolism each year; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Atrial fibrillation, a potentially serious 
14cardiac condition characterized by an
irregular heart rhythm, 
15affects more than 2 million people in the United States and can 
16lead to
thromboembolic strokes; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Through public awareness, the State of Illinois 
18seeks to minimize the frequency of
deep vein thrombosis, 
19pulmonary embolism, and thromboembolism resulting from atrial

20fibrillation among all Illinois citizens and those who visit 
21the State; therefore, be it
  
 
  
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL 
2ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare October of 
32015 as Thrombosis Awareness Month; and be it further
 
4    RESOLVED, That we recognize the
importance of the ongoing 
5fight against deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and 
6strokes
caused by atrial fibrillation.