Eli5: How do morticians tell if someone died from a blood clot?

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My neighbour died when several blood clots travelled to his heart and caused a massive heart attack.

How can mortitions tell this during an autopsy?

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They (a coroner) tell by performing an autopsy. During the autopsy they’ll find a blood clot. If it’s in a place that can kill you then that’s evidence that the person died from the blood clot.

Like, if they find a blood clot in your big toe it’s not likely to have killed you.

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