Welsh researchers have made a breakthrough in understanding one of the most damaging consequences of Covid-19. They have confirmed significant findings in how the virus alters the body's blood clotting process, which means current treatments can fail.
The team at the Welsh Centre for Emergency Medicine Research, based at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, found evidence that standard blood-thinning drugs are less effective in patients with severe Covid. Their discovery could mean changes in the way Covid patients are treated in future.
Coronavirus is known to trigger the formation of abnormal blood clots which can lead to damage in organs including the brain and lung, causing life-threatening complications such as stroke. What is not as clear is why this happens - and that is what the centre has been investigating after it was awarded Welsh Government funding.
