Leading the news: International scientists from the United Kingdom and Finland recently compared more than 1 million people in Sweden who stuck COVID-19, according to ABC News. What they found: The team found that patients with COVID-19 were at increased risk for blood clots in their legs or lungs about three to six months after infection.
“In particular, patients had a significantly increased risk of deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot that forms deep in the thigh or lower leg,” ABC News reported. There was also an increased chance of developing a pulmonary embolism, which is when a blood clot develops in a blood vessel and travels through the arteries in your lungs.
What they said: “The findings of this study suggest that covid-19 is a risk factor for deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and bleeding,” the researchers said in a summary of the study.
“These results could influence the recommendations for diagnostic and prophylactic strategies against venous thromboembolism after COVID-19.”
The largest image: In August 2021, there was a debate about whether the COVID-19 vaccine or a COVID-19 infection could cause you to develop blood clots, as I wrote for Deseret News.
A peer-reviewed study published in the British Medical Journal found that the risk of rare blood clots was “substantially higher” after COVID-19 infection compared with the vaccine.
