This Common Medication Could Save You From Deadly COVID Complications - Yahoo Lifestyle

According to new study, aspirin may be able to save you from deadly COVID complications.

22 in the Anesthesia and Analgesia journal looked at the medical records of more than 400 coronavirus patients who were hospitalized from March to July due to complications from their infection.

A little more than 23 percent of these patients were taking a daily low dose of aspirin (usually 81 milligrams) either before being admitted or right after being admitted to the hospital to manage cardiovascular disease.

Researchers found that hospitalized COVID patients who took a daily low dose of aspirin had a significantly lower risk of complications and death from the virus.

Aspirin users were 43 percent less likely to be put in the intensive care unit (ICU) and 44 percent less likely to be placed on a ventilator.

They also had a 47 percent decrease in the risk of dying from their coronavirus infection compared to hospitalized patients who were not taking daily aspirin doses.

The use of aspirin may be helpful in counteracting the risk of blood clots that can form in coronavirus patients.

In May, an Atlanta doctor said that 20 to 40 percent of COVID patients in the city's hospitals were developing blood clots.

Then a July study found that more than 31 percent of hospitalized COVID patients ended up having severe complications from blood clots.

"We believe that the blood thinning effects of aspirin provides benefits for COVID-19 patients by preventing microclot formation," study co-author Michael A.

"Patients diagnosed with COVID-19 may want to consider taking a daily aspirin, as long as they check with their doctor first.".

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A September study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association found that having a vitamin D deficiency makes someone nearly 80 percent more likely to test positive for COVID.