The Coronavirus may pose a new risk to younger patients: Strokes

Coronavirus may directly infect the endothelial cells that line the inside of blood vessels, causing injury and swelling that draws proteins that promote clotting. People who have been exposed to the coronavirus should call their doctors if they experience chest pain and shortness of breath, which may signal a blood clot in the lung, or leg pain, swelling, redness and discoloration that may indicate a clot.
Source: The Economic Times - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news