Coronavirus: A third of hospital patients develop dangerous blood clots
Up to 30% of patients who are seriously ill with coronavirus are developing dangerous blood clots, according to medical experts.Severe inflammation in the lungs - a natural response of the body to the virus - is behind their formation.
And there have been other surprises, including the discovery of hundreds of micro-clots in the lungs of some patients. "That was when I really started to get worried. I got the picture that if I didn't improve then I would be in serious trouble."Brian's scan showed dangerous blood clots in his lungs from Covid-19
He believes the number of critically ill coronavirus patients developing blood clots could be significantly higher than the published data in Europe of up to 30%.
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