Targeting raised von Willebrand factor levels and macrophage activation in severe COVID-19: Consider low volume plasma exchange and low dose steroid
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.05.001
Targeting raised von Willebrand factor levels and macrophage activation in severe COVID-19: Consider low volume plasma exchange and low dose steroid
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Severe COVID-19 infection associated with endothelial activation.Thromb Res. 2020 Jun;190:62. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.04.014. Epub 2020 Apr 15. Thromb Res. 2020. PMID: 32305740 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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