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Editorial
. 2020 Sep 1;173(5):394-395.
doi: 10.7326/M20-3255. Epub 2020 May 15.

Thromboembolic Findings in COVID-19 Autopsies: Pulmonary Thrombosis or Embolism?

Charuhas Deshpande  1
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Editorial

Thromboembolic Findings in COVID-19 Autopsies: Pulmonary Thrombosis or Embolism?

Charuhas Deshpande. Ann Intern Med. .

Abstract

In their article, Lax and colleagues reported the frequent occurrence of pulmonary thrombosis in a series of autopsies of patients with COVID-19. The editorialist discusses how these findings help to further inform our emerging understanding of thromboembolic disease in COVID-19.

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