40% of coronavirus patients with this symptom do not survive
This unique factor could mean the difference between life and death if you have coronavirus.
Coronavirus had aDeath Standgying Toll, with nearly 140,000 deaths in the United States only, the CDC reports. Although many coronavirus symptoms are lightweight, going from a cough to gastrointestinal disorders, there is a symptom that can significantly increase your risk of dying from the virus:Blood clots in your legs. A new study published in the journalRadiology examine theLink between blood clots and coronaviruses Mortality rates. The researchers found that "Arterial thrombosis associated with a COVID-19 infection has been characterized by huge results, namely, increase in amputation and death rates, "Senior AuthorAESSA A. GOLDMAN, MD, a radiologist at the Montefiore Medical Center of New York, said in a statement.
Goldman and his team examined 16 coronavirus patients with an average age of 70 years and determined that the mortality rate increased by 38% among those who had blood clots in their legs. Coronavirus patients with blood clots in their legs also had a risk of increased amputation by 25%. In a control group of covidant-negative patients whose average age was 71 years old, 69% had at least one blood clot in their leg. But only 3% of the subjects undergo an amputation or died.
The study also revealed that coronavirus patients had larger blood clots in their legs as members of the control group, and clots were also superior in their legs.
Unfortunately, blood clots throughout the body are a surprisingly common problem in people diagnosed with coronavirus. "NumerousCovid-19 patients in the ICU develop blood clots, including clots in small vessels, deep vein thromboses in the legs, clots in the lungs and clots caused in brain arteries, "Jeffrey Laurence, MD, a specialist in hematology and oncology at Newyork-Presbyterian / Weownell Medical Medical Center, said at a recent interview. According to his research, Laurence added that "the virus himself can directly present an immune cascade that leads to coagulation".
For example, according to a July study published inClinical Medicine Journal, Among a group of 274 confirmed or probable coronavirus patients, almost8% had venous thromboembolisms-A form of blood clot which comes beyond a vein.
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Among coronavirus patients with blood clots in their legs, however, havingSymptoms of coronavirus increased their probability of death, according to theRadiologyto study. Specifically, patients with cough or other respiratory symptoms, fever, low blood oxygen and changes in their cognitive functioning weremore likely to die as a result. And if you wonder what other conditions have put you in danger,If you have one, you are 12 times more likely to die of coronavirus.