It feels like we are hearing more and more often from people who have a pulmonary embolism or venous thrombosis as a result of a Covid 19 infection. In fact, the risk of such an event is significantly increased for regarding three months following an infection, one Spanish investigation from 2021 finds a nine-fold increased risk. And also one Vienna reviewwhich was carried out at the University Clinic for Internal Medicine I, Clinical Department for Hematology and Haemostaseology, was able to show this increased risk.