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Review
. 2022 Aug;40(3):337-344.
doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2022.03.008. Epub 2022 Mar 29.

Extracardiac Prothrombotic Effects of COVID-19

Rohan Kankaria  1 , Cristina Sanina  2 , Mohamed Gabr  2 , Jose Wiley  2 , Anna E Bortnick  3
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Review

Extracardiac Prothrombotic Effects of COVID-19

Rohan Kankaria et al. Cardiol Clin. 2022 Aug.

Abstract

COVID-19 infection triggers a heightened inflammatory response which in turn, increases thrombosis and thromboembolism. Microvascular thrombosis has been detected in various tissue beds which may account for some of the multi-system organ dysfunction associated with COVID-19. Additional research is needed to understand which prophylactic and therapeutic drug regimens are best for the prevention and treatment of thrombotic complications of COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Deep vein thrombosis; Myocardial infarction; Pulmonary embolism; SARS-CoV-2; Stroke; Thrombosis.

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Central Figure. COVID-19 infection predisposes patients to microvascular and macrovascular thrombotic injuries at a higher incidence than the general population. Estimates rounded up.
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