Obesity increases blood clots in the lungs of COVID19 patients

May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/--- A new study finds that obesity can lead to worsening symptoms after COVID-19 infection and can lead to the formation of deadly blood clots in the lungsObese patients with COVID-19 may have a nearly three-fold risk of developing pulmonary embolism, the researchers saidLead researcher Dr Neo Poyiadi, of the Diagnostic Radiology Department at Henry Ford Hospital,, said: "Because the symptoms of COVID-19 and pulmonary embolism overlap, clinicians can use our findings to help determine which patients should evaluate pulmonary embolism through pulmonary CT angiography." "Early detection of pulmonary embolism can be immediately performed on anticoagulant therapy and minimize clinical problems," he said(photo source:according to the study, 22 percent of the 328 COVID-19 patients who received CT scans for angiography had a pulmonary embolismThe researchers also found that patients who took statins to lower cholesterol before taking COVID-19 were less likely to develop pulmonary embolism"Further research is needed to determine whether statins protect the pulmonary embolism of COVID-19 patients," saidPoyiadiPoyiadi added that a recent study showed that PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 SHOULD BE PLACED ON BLOOD THINNERS TO PREVENT CLOTTINGobesity may worsen COVID-19 because it is associated with increased inflammationInflammation also increases the risk of clottingThe report was published online May 14 in The Journal of RadiologyDrMarc Siegel,, is a professor at New York University"This study highlights the fact that COVID-19 causes inflammation," he said We know that obesity leads to an increase in inflammatory chemicals This is why obese patients are more prone to complications He points out that although inflammation has not been proven, it can lead to blood clots "The coVID-19 complications we've been seeing all along are inflammation and cytokine storms, which cause arterial inflammation and blood clots throughout the body, and obesity is the main culprit in high-risk patients," Siegel said That's why we see more pulmonary embolism in obese patients "
use statins may help Siegel points out that statins have anti-inflammatory effects But whether he has a protective effect on statins must be studied carefully There is no clear reason for obese people to start taking statin stos (Bio Valley Bioon.com) Source: Obesity ups odds for dangerous lung clots in COVID-19 patients