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. 2023 Feb 6;9(1):00389-2022.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00389-2022. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Pulmonary hypertension: the hallmark of acute COVID-19 microvascular angiopathy?

Sri Harsha Dintakurti  1 , Sanjana Kamath  2 , Ciara Mahon  2 , Suveer Singh  3 , Bhavin Rawal  2 , Simon P G Padley  2 , Anand Devaraj  2 , Laura C Price  4 , Sujal R Desai  2 , Tom Semple  2 , Carole A Ridge  2
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Pulmonary hypertension: the hallmark of acute COVID-19 microvascular angiopathy?

Sri Harsha Dintakurti et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

In situ pulmonary arterial thrombosis in COVID-19 is not visible on CTPA. However, the presence of CT-measured right heart and pulmonary artery dilatation in COVID-19 is likely attributable to this process and may be a possible surrogate for its detection. https://bit.ly/3g7z5TV.

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Conflict of interest: L.C. Price has received support from Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Ferrer Pharmaceuticals to attend meetings outside the submitted work, and participated on a data safety or advisory board for Janssen outside the submitted work. The remaining authors have nothing to disclose.

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