People who have recovered from Covid-19, regardless of the severity of their disease, may be at risk of developing blood clots due to an overactive immune system, according to a study by local scientists.
Blood clots, especially in arteries that are linked to vital organs, can increase a person s risk of heart attack, stroke or organ failure.
Blood samples from 30 patients who had recovered from mild, moderate and severe Covid-19 were collected a month after their discharge from hospital.
All were found to have blood vessel damage, possibly arising from a lingering immune response, which could trigger the formation of blood clots.
Explained: Why are some Coronavirus survivors at risk of blood clot?
The elevated levels of CECs indicate that blood vessel injury is still apparent after recovering from viral infection
Wednesday April 14, 2021 5:57 PM, IANS
Singapore: People who have recovered from Covid-19, especially those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, may be at risk of developing blood clots due to a lingering and overactive immune response, according to a study.
The study, led by researchers from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, found that recovered Covid-19 patients had twice the normal number of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) that had been shed from damaged blood vessel walls.
SINGAPORE, April 14 A new study on a small sample of patients has found that those who have recovered from Covid-19, especially those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, may be at risk of developing blood clots. This is due to a persistently activated immune response that sees the.
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1 Recovered Covid-19 patients had twice the normal number of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) that had been shed from damaged blood vessel walls. (Photo: Thinkstock)
Singapore, April 14
People who have recovered from Covid-19, especially those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, may be at risk of developing blood clots due to a lingering and overactive immune response, according to a study.
The study, led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, found has that recovered Covid-19 patients had twice the normal number of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) that had been shed from damaged blood vessel walls.
The elevated levels of CECs indicate that blood vessel injury is still apparent after recovering from viral infection.
Why are some Covid-19 survivors at risk of blood clot?
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Singapore, April 14 : People who have recovered from Covid-19, especially those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, may be at risk of developing blood clots due to a lingering and overactive immune response, according to a study.
The study, led by researchers from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, found that recovered Covid-19 patients had twice the normal number of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) that had been shed from damaged blood vessel walls.