Comparison of Venous Thromboembolism Risks Between COVID-19 Pneumonia and Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggested that COVID-19 pneumonia was associated with hypercoagulable state. However, the rate of VTE in COVID-19 pneumonia patients was not significantly higher than that in CAP patients.
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Source: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology - July 5, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mei F, Fan J, Yuan J, Liang Z, Wang K, Sun J, Guan W, Huang M, Li Y, Zhang WW Tags: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol Source Type: research