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Disassembling Blood Clots and Improving Blood Oxygenation With Magnetic Field To Save Covid-19 Patients

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Abstract

With the fight against coronavirus pandemic, we have learned that the blood clotting caused by Covid-19 is the main issue making this disease much more server than other flu or pneumonia. An alarming number of COVID-19 patients developed blood clots that trigger heart attack, stroke or other disasters. Autopsies found blood clots in every organ of coronavirus victims. Currently blood thinner medicines are used to reduce the blood clot formation in the sickest Covid-19 patients. Unfortunately, all blood thinners increase the risk of bleeding, serious, or even life threatening for these patients. Many of them were not saved by these medicines. Here we propose a new method to treat Covid-19 patients with thrombosis: applying a strong magnetic field along the patients’ arm. When the blood clots come to the magnetic field with blood circulation, the red blood cells are polarized. The magnetic dipolar interaction will force them to break the biding. The blood clots are thus disassembled and the blood oxygen function is improved. In addition, the blood viscosity along the flow direction is reduced, turbulence in blood circulation will be suppressed, and the incidence of blood clots causing heart attack and stroke can be prevented. Most coronavirus patients with thrombosis can be saved.

Presenters

  • Rongjia Tao

    Temple University

Authors

  • Rongjia Tao

    Temple University