According to the latest findings, people infected with corona are likely to have an increased risk of developing serious blood clots for up to six months after infection. Six months after infection, those infected still had a 33-fold increased risk of pulmonary embolism, in which a blood clot blocks the arteries in the lungs, according to a study published Thursday in the journal BMJ.
The risk of deep vein thrombosis – a blood clot that normally forms in the legs – was also five times higher up to three months after being infected with the corona virus. People with severe Covid disease or previous illnesses were especially at risk. But even people with mild illnesses that didn’t require hospitalization were more likely to develop pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis in the first six months after illness.
It was already known that a corona infection increases the risk of blood clots. What is new, however, is the knowledge of how long the risk lasts.
Data from a million sick people
For the study, the researchers used data from one million people in Sweden who tested positive for the virus between February 2020 and May 2021. These were compared with four million people who were not positive.
rather higher risk
The researchers also found that in previous waves of infection, the risk of blood clots was greater than as the pandemic progressed. They explained this with increasing vaccination coverage and better treatment methods.
Source: Krone
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