Suffering with Long COVID? New Research Reveals Microclots May Hold the Key to Recovery
As a functional medicine physician who has dedicated my career to uncovering the root causes of complex chronic illness, I’ve been closely following the emerging research on Long COVID. The persistent, debilitating symptoms that follow COVID-19 infection have puzzled many conventional medical practitioners, but new research is shedding light on a promising pathway to understanding and treating this condition.
The Microclot Connection: A Breakthrough Discovery
A groundbreaking study recently published on medRxiv investigated the relationship between microclots (also known as fibrinaloids) and Long COVID. The researchers developed a method to quantify these microclots and found that patients with Long COVID had significantly higher microclot counts in their blood compared to control groups. Interestingly, people who had recently recovered from COVID-19 also showed elevated microclot levels, with counts gradually decreasing over time after infection.
