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What is the connection between COVID-19 and blood clots?

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 blood vessels as well as the lungs. Dr. Ambarish Satwik, vascular and endovascular surgeon said, “We are dealing with five-six such cases per week on average. This week it has been one a day of such complications”. According to Dr. Amrish Kumar, consultant, cardio-thoracic vascular department, the formation of blood clots in COVID-19 is high in patients with complaints such as type-2 Diabetes Mellitus, though the exact reason is still unknown.

In DVT – deep vein thrombosis, a severe disorder, the blood clot forms in a deep vein, while in arterial thrombosis, blood clot forms in an artery. Arteries transport oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body, while veins transport low-oxygen blood from the body back to the heart.

Mr Satwik described the connection between the COVID and blood clot in a tweet, where he shared a photo of a blood clot cast removed from a COVID-19 patient’s lower limb arteries. Mr Satwik said…

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