挑战目前的假设,即血栓形成是导致COVID-19后病情的原因
Beverley J Hunt1, Rebecca Kuehn2, Tilly Fox2
1King's Healthcare Partners, London, United Kingdom.
Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis
|June 21, 2024
概括
后COVID-19的情况涉及到持续的症状,如疲劳和大脑雾. 目前的证据不支持原血栓微凝块理论作为原因,质疑凝块破坏治疗.
科学领域:
- 医学研究 医学研究
- 病理生理学 病理生理学
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 后COVID-19状态表现为持续症状超过12周,包括疲劳,呼吸障碍和认知功能障碍.
- 一个突出的假设表明,来自急性COVID-19的持续性前血栓变化 (微血栓) 会导致这些长期症状.
- 这个理论通过具体的研究和广泛的社交媒体传播获得了引力.
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