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Comment
. 2020 Dec:196:559-560.
doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.06.043. Epub 2020 Jun 27.

Demystifying pulmonary vascular complications in severe coronavirus disease-19 pneumonia (COVID-19) in the light of clinico-radiologic-pathologic correlation

Arshed Hussain Parry  1 , Abdul Haseeb Wani  2 , Mudasira Yaseen  3 , Mohd Iqbal Dar  4
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Comment

Demystifying pulmonary vascular complications in severe coronavirus disease-19 pneumonia (COVID-19) in the light of clinico-radiologic-pathologic correlation

Arshed Hussain Parry et al. Thromb Res. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

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    Small pulmonary vessel changes are a unique imaging feature of COVID-19 pneumonia.

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    Autopsy studies reveal a very high incidence of peripheral pulmonary thrombosis.

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    Risk of thrombosis is high in severe COVID-19 despite anticoagulation.

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    Mounting evidence suggests immunothrombosis as a contributory cause of thrombosis.

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    Combined inflammation reduction and anticoagulation seems to be a rational therapeutic protocol.

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