MEDCRAM Lecture
April 29
Dr. Roger Seheult
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 63: Is COVID-19 a Disease of the Endothelium (Blood Vessels and Clots)?
Dr. Seheult explains the theory that seems most plausible to us here at MedCram.com: That COVID-19 is primarily a disease of the endothelium (the single layer of cells that line blood and lymphatic vessels). This hypothesis helps explain the increase in cardiovascular complications from COVID-19: strokes, myocardial infarctions, thromboembolism (pulmonary embolism, DVTs, and other blood clots), as well as many critical patients who do not appear to have classic ARDS symptoms (and have relatively normal lung compliance etc. as observed by the research of Dr. Gattinoni in Italy and others). A deep understanding of this theory requires a review of some foundational biochemistry including the electron transport chain and ATP - the energy currency of the body.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj2vB_VITXQ
CME ALERT:
Join Dr. Seheult for a live webcast, question and answer session, and free CME on Thursday, April 30 (4 PM ET): https://www.medcram.com/pages/covid-19-webinar
Just for fun. But maybe science!
A, B, and AB blood are at higher risk for malaria than type O
but type O at higher risk for cholera
A, B, and AB blood and the Von Willibrand factor - 25% higher risk of clotting than type O
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEhUj_BKzGI
Are asymptomatics type O ?
What Your Blood Type Says About Your Personality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6cV8mC1ZNA