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12-04-2022, 07:23 AM
People who have had COVID-19 have an increased risk of developing serious blood clots for up to six months after getting infected, even in mild cases, a study says.
Previous research has indicated that COVID raises the risk of blood clots, but the new study in the BMJ medical journal shows how long the threat can linger
To find out, researchers compared data from more than a million people in Sweden's national registries who contracted COVID from February 2020 to May 2021, with a control groups of over four million who did not test positive.
The researchers said their findings had "major policy implications", calling for more treatment to prevent blood clots from developing, particularly in high risk cases.
In a linked editorial, researchers from the University of Glasgow not involved in the study said it "reminds us of the need to remain vigilant to the complications associated with even mild SARS-CoV-2 infection".
https://japantoday.com/category/features...nths-study
Previous research has indicated that COVID raises the risk of blood clots, but the new study in the BMJ medical journal shows how long the threat can linger
To find out, researchers compared data from more than a million people in Sweden's national registries who contracted COVID from February 2020 to May 2021, with a control groups of over four million who did not test positive.
The researchers said their findings had "major policy implications", calling for more treatment to prevent blood clots from developing, particularly in high risk cases.
In a linked editorial, researchers from the University of Glasgow not involved in the study said it "reminds us of the need to remain vigilant to the complications associated with even mild SARS-CoV-2 infection".
https://japantoday.com/category/features...nths-study
