Pulmonary embolism in patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia: a narrative review

Pulmonary embolism in patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia: a narrative review

Abstract Background Preliminary reports have described significant procoagulant events in patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), including life-threatening pulmonary embolism (PE). Main text We review the current data on the epidemiology, the possible underlying pathophysiologic mechanis...

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Main Authors: Yasser Sakr, Manuela Giovini, Marc Leone, Giacinto Pizzilli, Andreas Kortgen, Michael Bauer, Tommaso Tonetti, Gary Duclos, Laurent Zieleskiewicz, Samuel Buschbeck, V. Marco Ranieri, Elio Antonucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Annals of Intensive Care
Subjects:
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Pulmonary embolism
Thromboprophylaxis
Venous thromboembolism
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13613-020-00741-0

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