Man dies after GP admits not knowing pulmonary embolism could cause heart failure

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By Daniel Pye

A GP was unaware that a pulmonary embolism could cause heart failure when reviewing a patient's worrying blood test results the day before he died at home, an inquest has heard.

Dr Mark Ryan Foster, a 53-year-old university researcher, died on 17 February 2024 in Cockermouth, Cumbria from a pulmonary embolism.