Big men: Blood clots more likely in tall and heavy men - Los Angeles Times

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/29/news/la-heb-tall-obese-clots-20110429

“In tall people the blood must be pumped a longer distance by the calf-muscle pump, which may cause reduced flow in the legs and thereby raise the risk of clotting,” Braekkan said.

Since you can't do anything about height the only alternative is slimming down

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