London [UK], February 13 (ANI): A clinical study circulated by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) claims strong evidence that prompt preventive blood-thinning drugs may reduce the risk of death in Covid-19 patients. Patients given preventive blood-thinning drugs ( prophylactic anticoagulants ) within 24 hours of admission to hospital with Covid-19 are less likely to die compared with those who do not receive them, a new study finds. Patients given preventive blood-thinning drugs (prophylactic anticoagulants) within 24 hours of admission to hospital with covid-19 are less likely to die compared with those who do not receive them. Clinical trials are now underway to see if prophylactic anticoagulants could be an effective treatment for COVID-19. In the meantime, the researchers say these findings provide strong real-world evidence to support their early use among patients in hospitals with Covid-19. Some Covid deaths are believed to be due to blood clots developing in major veins and arteries. Anticoagulants prevent blood clots from forming and have antiviral and potent anti-inflammatory properties, so might be particularly effective in patients with Covid-19, but results from previous studies have been inconclusive. To explore this further, a team of UK and US researchers set out to estimate the effect… Read full this story
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