Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With COVID-19: Awareness of an Increased Prevalence

Circulation. 2020 Jul 14;142(2):184-186. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.047430. Epub 2020 Apr 24.
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Keywords: COVID-19; D-dimer; body mass index; factor VIII; pulmonary embolism; thrombosis; von Willebrand factor.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Betacoronavirus / isolation & purification
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Length of Stay
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Prevalence
  • Prognosis
  • Pulmonary Embolism / complications
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy
  • Pulmonary Embolism / epidemiology
  • Risk Factors
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Tertiary Care Centers

Substances

  • Fibrinolytic Agents