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. 2020 Nov 3;142(18):1787-1790.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.050656. Epub 2020 Sep 18.

Neutrophils and Contact Activation of Coagulation as Potential Drivers of COVID-19

Matthias H Busch #  1   2 , Sjoerd A M E G Timmermans #  1   2 , Magdolna Nagy  2 , Mayken Visser  2 , Joram Huckriede  2 , Joop P Aendekerk  2 , Femke de Vries  2 , Judith Potjewijd  1 , Borefore Jallah  1 , Renée Ysermans  1 , Astrid M L Oude Lashof  3 , Paul H Breedveld  4 , Marcel C G van de Poll  5 , Iwan C C van de Horst  5 , Bas C T van Bussel  5 , Ruud O M F I H Theunissen  2 , Henri M H Spronk  2 , Jan G M C Damoiseaux  6 , Hugo Ten Cate  7   2 , Gerry A F Nicolaes  2 , Chris P Reutelingsperger #  2 , Pieter van Paassen #  1   2
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Neutrophils and Contact Activation of Coagulation as Potential Drivers of COVID-19

Matthias H Busch et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; thrombophilia.

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Conflict of interest statement

H.t.C. and H.M.H.S. received funding for research from Bayer and Pfizer; they are stakeholder in Coagulation Profile; H.t.C. is consultant for Alveron and has served on advisory boards for Bayer, Pfizer, Daiichi, Leo, and Gilead. C.P.R. and G.A.F.N. are coinventors of a patent describing use of low anticoagulant heparins in sepsis and owned by Maastricht University. C.P.R. is scientific consultant for Matisse Pharmaceuticals and Annexin Pharmaceuticals. The other authors report no conflicts.

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