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Risk factors for post-discharge major thromboembolism and mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 with cardiovascular comorbidities
Conclusions COVID-19 inpatients with cardiovascular disease experience high rates of ATE, VTE, or ACM through 90 days post-discharge. Age > 75 years, PAD, CAS, CHF, previous VTE, and ICU admission are independent risk factors.PMID:37146648 | DOI:10.1055/a-2087-3003
Source: Thrombosis and Haemostasis - May 5, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Dimitrios Giannis Mark Goldin Husneara Rahman Cristina P Sison Martin Lesser Sam Ngu James Tsang Michael Qiu Shreya Sanghani Jackson Yeh Miltiadis Matsagkas Eleni Arnaoutoglou Alex C Spyropoulos Source Type: research

Platelets and COVID-19
Hamostaseologie. 2021 Oct;41(5):379-385. doi: 10.1055/a-1581-4355. Epub 2021 Oct 25.ABSTRACTIn 2019 first reports about a new human coronavirus emerged, which causes common cold symptoms as well as acute respiratory distress syndrome. The virus was identified as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and severe thrombotic events including deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and microthrombi emerged as additional symptoms. Heart failure, myocardial infarction, myocarditis, and stroke have also been observed. As main mediator of thrombus formation, platelets became one of the key aspects in SARS-C...
Source: Hamostaseologie - October 25, 2021 Category: Hematology Authors: Anne-Katrin Rohlfing Dominik Rath Tobias Geisler Meinrad Gawaz Source Type: research