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. 2020 Oct;26(10):2522-2533.
doi: 10.3201/eid2610.202127. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of D-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease

Kok Hoe Chan, Jihad Slim, Hamid S Shaaban
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Pulmonary Embolism and Increased Levels of D-Dimer in Patients with Coronavirus Disease

Kok Hoe Chan et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Factor XIII deficiency; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; cytokine storm; interleukin-6 receptor; plasminogen activator; proteolytic enzymes; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; tocilizumab; transient hypercoagulable state; venous thromboembolism; viruses.

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