Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – A new study published by the BMJ magazine on Wednesday revealed that the risks of developing blood clots and bleeding increased in the months following the “Covid-19” infection.
The study included more than one million people in Sweden who were first diagnosed with “Covid-19” between February 2020 and May 2021, and found that the rate of blood clots or bleeding “in the deep veins increased significantly following 70 days of infection with Covid.” -19″, and in pulmonary embolism following 110 days, and in hemorrhage following 60 days.”
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) refers to clots that often form in the deep veins of the legs. Pulmonary embolism may occur if these clots travel to the lungs and obstruct blood flow.
Although these results were recorded in only a small portion of cases, far below the 1% of people who were infected with “Covid-19”, the infected people were at risk of bleeding regarding two times, and the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis by regarding five times, and the risk of infection pulmonary embolism more than 30 times, in the month following infection with the virus.
But the risk is higher for people who have other health conditions, or if they become seriously ill during the first wave of infections.
The authors of the study said that the recent trend may be due to “Covid-19” treatments that have improved over time and the introduction of vaccines, towards the end of the study period. However, the study did not include vaccine data.
A separate study revealed more comprehensive information on how clotting causes a number of other problems in the body, including stroke, organ damage and pregnancy complications. Although it is not clear exactly how the “Covid-19” virus causes
By clotting, the scientists looked for factors such as the inflammatory immune response, and studied how “corrupt antibodies” can form in response to infection, which then turns on the host, according to the National Institutes of Health.
