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How can the coronavirus (covid-19) cause blood clots significant enough to cause strokes?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
COVID 19: Blood clots may form anywhere in the body with COVID 19 and then the clot can travel to lungs or brain. Clots impacting the brain can cause strokes.
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Endothelial damage: The virus and the inflammatory reaction associated with damages the lining of the blood vessels. The damaged lining promotes blood clotting to an abnormal degree. Once clots form in circulation those can lodge anywhere including in blood vessels going to the brain.
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A member asked:
Could blood clots make COVID-19 more lethal?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
Of course: Especially if clots dislodge and travel to the lungs or brain.
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A member asked:
Can you lower your risk of blood clots if you have COVID-19?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Your doctor: If needed, your doctor could treat you with anticoagulants.
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