Experts are increasingly calling COVID-19 not only a respiratory, but also a vascular disease, since the virus causes vascular inflammation. Israeli scientists have figured out the mechanism of this process. Research results published on bioRxiv preprint server. Researchers from Tel Aviv University have determined that by attacking the endothelial cells of the vessel walls, the proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus cause increased coagulation and inflammation. Also, SARS-CoV-2 proteins affect vascular permeability, affecting endothelial cells.

After the initial phase of viral infection, about 30 percent of hospitalized patients develop severe illness with progressive lung damage and hypertrophied immune response, which manifests itself as a sharp drop in blood oxygen levels, a cytokine storm, and heart and kidney failure. According to the authors, many of these pathologies are associated with increased blood coagulation and vascular dysfunction.. Earlier, a professor of medicine from Turkey said that the main target of the new COVID strain is the heart. Inflammation of the arteries. New syndrome in children with COVID News from Telegram. Subscribe to our channel https: // t. me / korrespondentnet Author: 1.