[HN Gopher] Researchers find a treatable indicator of blood clot...
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Researchers find a treatable indicator of blood clotting in Covid
patients
Author : geox
Score : 60 points
Date : 2021-12-13 15:18 UTC (7 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (engineering.virginia.edu)
(TXT) w3m dump (engineering.virginia.edu)
| mgarfias wrote:
| Is/has anyone tested or studied the affects of blood thinners on
| Covid?
| dghughes wrote:
| Blood thinners are not fun. Brain bleeds are a risk.
| hunterb123 wrote:
| Blood clots shooting into the brain also are not fun.
|
| Anti-platelets and blood thinners can help in that regard to
| prevent clotting in the first place.
|
| Generally an aspirin a day will help more than hurt, consult
| your doctor ofc.
| cheaprentalyeti wrote:
| Yes. And here's one news report:
|
| "Aspirin lowers risk of COVID: New findings support preliminary
| Israeli trial" [0]
|
| [0]: https://www.jpost.com/health-and-wellness/aspirin-lowers-
| ris...
| cheaprentalyeti wrote:
| Oh, and here's from the original paper:
|
| "...Moreover, the group observed that the conversion time of
| SARS-CoV-2 PCR test results from positive to negative among
| aspirin-using COVID-positive patients was significantly
| shorter, and the disease duration was two-three days shorter,
| depending upon the patients' pre-existing conditions."
|
| [0]: https://www.biu.ac.il/en/news/8919
| throwawayboise wrote:
| Aspirin is strongly associated with Reyes Syndrome in
| children with viral infections. Might not be a great idea
| at least for kids.
| [deleted]
| _Microft wrote:
| The paper itself says that blood thinners are already
| recommended for Covid patients.
|
| _" In response to a number of reports that anticoagulant
| therapy with heparin leads to better prognosis in COVID-19
| patients, both domestic and international organizations have
| issued clinical practice guidelines recommending that all
| hospitalized COVID-19 patients should receive
| thromboprophylaxis (mainly heparin treatment) even without
| clear symptoms of thrombotic complications and understanding
| their efficacy."_
| mikeyouse wrote:
| Yep - it was clear from the beginning that hospitalized
| patients throw a ton of clots, so it's been in the guidelines
| since 2020 to treat anyone presenting with Covid symptoms
| with prophylactic thinners;
|
| > _Hospitalized nonpregnant adults with COVID-19 should
| receive prophylactic dose anticoagulation (AIII) (see the
| recommendations for pregnant individuals below).
| Anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy should not be used to
| prevent arterial thrombosis outside of the usual standard of
| care for patients without COVID-19 (AIII)._
|
| From what I understand, there doesn't seem to be much benefit
| for overall treatment of the disease (e.g. sick people's
| lungs don't get better more quickly) but it's preventing tons
| of PEs and strokes so that's obviously very valuable.
|
| https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/ant.
| ..
| DnDGrognard wrote:
| When I have been in hospital (UK) I was given heparin
| anyway this seems to be SOP for the NHS
| mgarfias wrote:
| I was thinking more like the affect of thinners already in
| use on a person (such as myself) if they get the rona, and
| how it affects disease progression.
| DnDGrognard wrote:
| Well I am on aspirin and when I got Covid in october
| (whilst in hospital for something else) my case was rather
| mild
| cheaprentalyeti wrote:
| Go see the links I posted upstream.
| justinhen21 wrote:
| Thats a Good News!
| _Microft wrote:
| _" Massive image-based single-cell profiling reveals high levels
| of circulating platelet aggregates in patients with COVID-19"_,
| doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27378-2, Open Access
|
| https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-27378-2
| tehjoker wrote:
| Platelet agglomeration and general weirdness has been known for
| about a year. I guess the new info is prevalence or quantity?
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