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20-04-2022, 07:44 AM
A new nationwide study conducted in Sweden reports that individuals with COVID-19 were at greater risk of developing a blood clot at least up to 3 months after the infection.
Although individuals hospitalized with severe COVID-19 were at the highest risk of developing blood clots, even those with mild COVID-19 were at increased risk of blood clots.
The study highlights the importance of treatments to reduce blood clots, especially in high risk COVID-19 patients, and vaccination against COVID-19.
Several research teams writing in the journal Radiology suggest that blood clots play a significant role in why some people become seriously sick with COVID-19.
Summary
Experts do not fully understand why the novel coronavirus causes blood clots in some people. These clots typically develop in the lungs, but they may also develop in other areas of the body.
Blood clots increase the risk of complications, including stroke, heart problems, and death.
Taking blood thinners also increases the risk of bleeding, which may make them unsuitable for high risk patients. There are some reports Trusted Source that people on mechanical ventilation with COVID-19 who took blood thinners had a lower mortality than those who did not take the medication.
Some scientists are comparing standard doses of blood thinners with higher doses in critically ill people. Others are testing the effects of more potent medications, such as tissue plasminogen activator.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/article...treatments
Although individuals hospitalized with severe COVID-19 were at the highest risk of developing blood clots, even those with mild COVID-19 were at increased risk of blood clots.
The study highlights the importance of treatments to reduce blood clots, especially in high risk COVID-19 patients, and vaccination against COVID-19.
Several research teams writing in the journal Radiology suggest that blood clots play a significant role in why some people become seriously sick with COVID-19.
Summary
Experts do not fully understand why the novel coronavirus causes blood clots in some people. These clots typically develop in the lungs, but they may also develop in other areas of the body.
Blood clots increase the risk of complications, including stroke, heart problems, and death.
Taking blood thinners also increases the risk of bleeding, which may make them unsuitable for high risk patients. There are some reports Trusted Source that people on mechanical ventilation with COVID-19 who took blood thinners had a lower mortality than those who did not take the medication.
Some scientists are comparing standard doses of blood thinners with higher doses in critically ill people. Others are testing the effects of more potent medications, such as tissue plasminogen activator.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/article...treatments
