WASHINGTON (TND) – A new government study shows that 25% of U. S. adults still have lingering disorders after COVID-19, in addition to blood clots that can be fatal.
Dr. Jordan Vaughn, CEO of MedHelp Clinics, joined Jan Jeffcoat of the National Desk to talk about the topic.
“May-Thurner is a domain of the body, especially in the pelvic venous region, where the iliac vein lacks intelligent venous return,” he said. “When that happens, chances are there are venous spaces or a lack of veins or blood. “flow. “
This recently made headlines with Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, who underwent surgery last Tuesday to remove a blood clot and was later diagnosed with May-Thurner syndrome.
May-Thurner symptoms come with heaviness or swelling of the legs.
“You mix that with things like a hypercoagulation state or internal damage to the vessels, which is what COVID does,” Vaughn said. “All the criteria are met, the 3 criteria that we have: blood clot production, lack of blood flow, hypercoagulation capacity, and damage to the vessel. “