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'Remarkably high' incidence of clotting in COVID-19 patients
Business Insider
Lydia Ramsey, Apr 19, 2020
Blood clots are the latest life-threatening complication of the coronavirus, but doctors aren't sure how to treat them
- We're still learning about all the terrible things the novel coronavirus does to human bodies. Doctors are unsure of the best way to treat it.
- In the sickest patients who have COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, the disease affects more than just the lungs.
- Doctors have reported kidney problems, heart problems, and an unusually high rate of blood clots in severely ill patients.
- Doctors aren't sure how to treat the blood clots. Some are proposing heavy doses of blood-thinning medications, while others are exploring clot-busting drugs otherwise used to treat strokes.
- Trials to evaluate whether those options help patients recover are ongoing, but results are still months away, leading doctors to make decisions on their own.
Lydia Ramsey, Apr 19, 2020
Blood clots are the latest life-threatening complication of the coronavirus, but doctors aren't sure how to treat them
- We're still learning about all the terrible things the novel coronavirus does to human bodies. Doctors are unsure of the best way to treat it.
- In the sickest patients who have COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, the disease affects more than just the lungs.
- Doctors have reported kidney problems, heart problems, and an unusually high rate of blood clots in severely ill patients.
- Doctors aren't sure how to treat the blood clots. Some are proposing heavy doses of blood-thinning medications, while others are exploring clot-busting drugs otherwise used to treat strokes.
- Trials to evaluate whether those options help patients recover are ongoing, but results are still months away, leading doctors to make decisions on their own.