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. 2021 Feb 15;11(1):93-95.
eCollection 2021.

Blood viscosity of COVID-19 patient: a preliminary report

Beuy Joob  1 , Viroj Wiwanitkit  2
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Blood viscosity of COVID-19 patient: a preliminary report

Beuy Joob et al. Am J Blood Res. .

Abstract

COVID-19 is the important global problem. This new coronavirus can cause several hematological changes. Thrombosis is a problem might occur in COVID-19. In COVID-19, thrombosis might be the result of endothelial dysfunction, platelet activation, increasd blood viscosity, and blood flow disturbance. The change of blood viscosity in the patients with COVID-19 is possible but little mentioned. Here, the authors report on a preliminary data on blood viscosity assessment among 41 COVID-19 patients. According to the estimation, the estimated blood viscosity values are 72.4 ± 18.6 and 18.2 ± 2.2 for high and low shear rates. Based on this preliminary report, the increased blood viscosity is detected in COVID-19 patient and it might be associated with thrombohemostatic problem.

Keywords: COVID-19; blood; viscosity.

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Estimated blood viscosity value in COVID-19.
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