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When is the last time in your lifetime a million Americans have died from the common cold in a 2 year period??
Never
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Why COVID-19 could be causing blood clots — and what you ...
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Why COVID-19 could be causing blood clots — and what you can do to lower your risk
Lori KurtzmanContributing writer
The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center
April 18, 2022
Editor’s note: As what we know about COVID-19 evolves, so could the information in this story. Find our most recent COVID-19 articles here and learn the latest in COVID-19 prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Some photos and videos on this site were filmed prior to the COVID-19 outbreak or may not reflect current physical distancing and/or masking guidelines.
AS IF the breathing complications associated with COVID-19 aren’t worrisome enough, doctors are discovering another risk posed by the coronavirus: blood clots that can lead to life-threatening strokes, heart attacks and pulmonary embolism.
As COVID-19 traveled across Europe and hit hard in New York City, word began to spread of patients riddled with clots in their brain, hearts, lungs and legs—and sometimes all over. In Los Angeles, doctors had to amputate the right leg of a Broadway star because of severe clotting. Medical staff at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center began seeing blood clots in some of their COVID-19 patients too.
“It’s very scary for a patient and it’s alarming for a medical center too,” said Danielle Blais, PharmD, a specialty practice pharmacist in cardiology at the Ohio State Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital. “We called in experts from so many different disciplines to figure out how best to treat these patients, and we continue to learn more every day.”
Blood clots are a serious condition: Untreated, they can cause damage to your brain, heart and lungs. Death or long-term complications are a real concern.
While the health care community is still learning the ways COVID-19 attacks the body, it appears that a few factors are causing the increased risk of clots, said Matthew Exline, MD, medical director of the medical intensive care unit at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.
Blood clotting factorsFirst, COVID-19 can cause severe inflammation, which can trigger your clotting system.
“When you, say, fall and skin your knee, it turns your immune system on, and one of the ways your immune system reacts to an injury is by making your clotting system more active,” Exline said. “It kind of makes sense that your body would say, if I see an infection, I need to be ready to clot. But when the infection is as widespread and inflammatory as COVID-19, that tendency to clot can become dangerous.”
And when you’re sick with COVID-19 or following stay-at-home or quarantine orders, you probably aren’t moving much.
“If you’re immobile, you have an increased risk factor for blood clots,” Exline said.
Paired together, inflammation and immobility create a near perfect environment for blood clots in your legs and lungs, Exline said. Patients with severe cases of COVID-19 seem especially susceptible, as do those with other health risk factors such as cancer, obesity and a history of blood clots.
Blood clot treatmentKnowing this, health care providers have changed the way they treat COVID-19 patients to specifically address the risk of clotting. It’s taken quick, widespread collaboration. At the Wexner Medical Center, specialty practice pharmacists along with critical care medicine, cardiology, hematology, emergency medicine and internal medicine doctors developed guidelines on how to manage these patients, Blais said.
“We’ve done the amount of work that some people would take a year or two to put together in a matter of weeks,” she said.
Now, patients who are sick enough from COVID-19 to go to the hospital receive blood tests to gauge the activity of their clotting systems. Recent studies have demonstrated that patients with COVID-19 are prone to clotting, but patients in the ICU may also be at risk for bleeding.
"Health care providers must carefully weigh the risks and benefits of anticoagulation for each individual patient," Exline says.
Those whose clotting systems aren’t particularly active receive treatments to prevent clots such as compression socks, inflatable cushions for their calves or small injections of blood thinners. Those with more active clotting systems receive full doses of blood thinners if they’re not at a high bleeding risk.
“We’re having to be thoughtful about our approach with treatment, especially because there is limited data in COVID-19 patients,” said Tiffany Ortman, PharmD, a specialty practice pharmacist in outpatient care at the Ross Heart Hospital.
After patients leave the hospital, health care providers continue to monitor patients for clotting symptoms and lower their risk through medications. Some currently active research studies are attempting to understand how long patients should stay on anticoagulation medication as they recover from COVID-19.
Who's most at risk for blood clots, and what to look forWhile those with severe cases of COVID-19 appear to be more affected by blood clots, those who don’t come to the hospital could still be at risk.
They, as everyone, should monitor for signs of clots and possible stroke or heart attack:
facial droopingweakness of one arm or legdifficulty speakingnew swelling, tenderness, pain or discoloration in the arms or legssudden shortness of breathchest pain or pain radiating to the neck, arms, jaw or backCall 911 if you’re experiencing concerning symptoms.
Our experts' biggest recommendation for those with COVID-19 at home: Keep moving. Stay hydrated. When you are seated, try to keep your legs elevated.
Keep the blood, quite literally, flowing.
Apr 18, 2022 — Blood clots are a serious condition: Untreated, they can cause damage to your brain, heart and lungs. Death or long-term complications are a ...
Massachusetts COVID cases jump 25% over the weekend, doctors urge caution as infections rise9 COVID deaths were reported
(051022 Boston, MA): signs for a Covid test site at the Bowdoin Street Health Center on Tuesday,May 10, 2022 in Boston, MA. (Staff Photo By Nancy Lane/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)
By RICK SOBEY | rick.sobey@bostonherald.com | Boston Herald
PUBLISHED: May 16, 2022 at 5:07 p.m. | UPDATED: May 16, 2022 at 6:07 p.m.
State health officials on Monday reported more than 10,000 COVID cases over the weekend, as virus rates continue to jump across the region and hospitalizations increase.
The state Department of Public Health reported a daily average of 3,596 COVID cases over the weekend, which was up 25% from the daily rate of 2,875 infections during the previous weekend. The daily rate of 3,596 cases is the highest weekend average since late January.
The omicron BA.2 variant and a subvariant called BA.2.12.1 have contributed to the recent increase in cases. The Boston-area COVID-19 wastewater data had briefly dropped, but the predictive wastewater levels are now rising again.
“It is impossible to predict whether the case numbers will continue to rise, but we know there are measures we can all take to minimize COVID-19’s impact,” Carole Allen, president of the Massachusetts Medical Society, said in a Monday statement. “We remind everyone who has yet to do so to get vaccinated and boosted. The vaccines remain our best defense against the disease and have consistently proven effective at reducing severe illness, hospitalizations, and death.
“We urge those who are at high risk to limit their exposure to others,” Allen added. “We know doing so can be a tough decision to make when planning for graduations, parties, vacation, and other seasonal events. We recommend masking for those who gather indoors or in large groups, regardless of individual risk level.”
RELATED ARTICLES Boston-area COVID wastewater spikes to January levels: ‘We are in the throes of a new wave’ Editorial: As celebrations loom, stay vigilant on coronavirus Infectious disease experts not phased by coronavirus uptick Coronavirus in Massachusetts: 4,654 new cases, 9 deaths ‘Jules’ has 10 days to live; blame inflation, COVID and weed crazeThe state’s positive test average has been rising. The average is now 8.48% — significantly up from 1.6% two months ago. The average for the weekend report was 9.33%.
The state reported nine new COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total recorded death toll to 20,409. The seven-day average of daily deaths is now eight, which had been much higher following the omicron hospitalization surge.
There are now 739 COVID patients hospitalized in the state, an increase of 10 patients from Friday’s count. Hospitalizations had been spiking for several weeks amid the omicron surge, but then plunged. Patient tallies in the past few weeks did start rising again.
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