The patient will be tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on December 27, 2021 at Sparrow Laboratories Drive-Thru Service in Lansing, Michigan.
Emily Erkonin | Reuters
A large study published this week by British scientists found that people who detected mild cases of Covid-19 in the first year of the pandemic were at a higher risk of developing blood clots than those who were not infected.
Mild Covid patients, defined as non-hospitalized patients, were 2.7 times more likely to develop blood clots. According to a study published Monday in the British Medical Journal’s HeartThey were also ten times more likely to die than people who were not infected with Covid.
Scientists at Queen Mary University in London tracked 18,000 people who contracted Covid in the first year of the pandemic and compared their health to about 34,000 who were not infected with the virus.
Participants were followed until they developed cardiovascular disease or died, or until the study ended in March 2021. was carried out.
People with mild COVID-19 had a higher risk of blood clots, but patients hospitalized with the virus generally had a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular disease. The risk of cardiovascular disease for mild and severe cases was highest during his first 30 days after infection and continued thereafter.
Additionally, studies show that patients hospitalized with Covid are 28 times more likely to develop blood clots, 22 times more likely to suffer heart failure, and 17 times more likely to have a stroke. They were 100 times more likely to die than those who were not infected with the disease.
The scientists said their findings underscore the importance of long-term monitoring of even people who have had mild Covid for cardiovascular disease.
“Our findings highlight an increased cardiovascular risk among previously infected individuals, which may be higher in countries with limited access to vaccines.” , which may result in higher exposure to COVID-19,” the study’s authors wrote.
