Risk of blood clots in lung doubled for COVID survivors: US study
"Coronavirus survivors have twice the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that travel to their lungs compared to people who weren't infected"
Elevated D-dimer levels common months after COVID-19 diagnosis
"More than one-quarter of patients with COVID-19 had elevated D-dimer levels up to 4 months after diagnosis, according to study results published in Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis."
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Related:"In 15% of the patients recovered from COVID-19, persistent D-dimer elevation was observed after a median of 3 months following COVID-19."
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RPTH Research Recap: Biomarker derived risk scores predict VTE and major bleeding among patients with COVID-19
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Here is a paper on the topic of DVT and pulmonary embolism (VTE) that my colleagues and I published this year:
ID_Geek (Wear an N95!) on Twitter
Detailed thread on Twitter: Let’s talk PE, or pulmonary embolism. A now COMMON side effect of Covid, which is usually delayed. This is where a clot breaks off, usually from a leg, to the lung. It has a 17% mortality rate and cost about $20k on average to treat. 🧵#PE #COVID19
VTE Risk Substantially Lower in Breakthrough COVID Cases
"While mild COVID-19 increases venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk, those events are much less likely for vaccinated than unvaccinated patients, a large population-based study showed."
Dr Asad Khan FRCP FRACP 🇵🇸🇳🇿🇮🇳🇬🇧#pwLC on Twitter
Massive near-fatal pulmonary embolism in a patient with no risk factors other than #LongCovid. We have known this is a thrombotic disease for over 2 yrs now. Not sure how negative thoughts could cause this. Some will still insist the disease is not biomedical. #MedTwitter #MedEd
Accurate detection of D-dimer for pulmonary embolism among ER patients with suspected COVID-19
Accurate detection of D-dimer for pulmonary embolism among ER patients with suspected COVID-19
Dr Elisa Perego on Twitter
Thread analysis on Twitter Enhanced risk of severe cardiovascular disease and events, like pulmonary embolism and cardiac involvement, is evident in covid survivors for at least 1 year, even after "mild" covid at onset
@zalaly and colleagues in top @NatureMedicine
These Covid-19 symptoms raise new questions | CNN
"The results are clear and very significant: Compared with similar people who had not been infected with SARS-CoV-2, those who recovered from infection had many more blood clots, heart problems and strokes."
Emily Johnson (@emily_rj on Mastadon) on Twitter
So a lot of people are getting MCAS from Covid, and it can causes immunothrombosis and thromboinflammation
Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With COVID-19 - American College of Cardiology
"The standard incidence of PE among patients with COVID-19 was 310/100,000 person-years, significantly higher than in non-COVID-19 populations (35/100,000 person-years). Independent predictors of PE included elevated D-dimer >1000 ng/ml..."
Pulmonary embolism: A complication of COVID 19 infection - PubMed
"Herein, we present six patients who didn't have any hypercoagulable risk factors yet presented with pulmonary embolism in association with COVID 19 infection. " https://
Pulmonary embolism and COVID-19: A comparative analysis of different diagnostic models performance
Our data favour the use of a D-dimer threshold of 500 ng/mL, considering that higher thresholds increase specificity but limits this strategy as a screening test."
COVID-19-Related Pulmonary Embolism: Incidence, Characteristics, and Risk Factors
"Several studies on patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) describe high risk of pulmonary embolism (PE). The majority of PEs in patients with COVID-19 were in the segmental arteries."