More Severe Hypercoagulable State in Acute COVID-19 Pneumonia as Compared With Other Pneumonia

Objective: To conduct a comprehensive evaluation of coagulation profiles—via traditional and whole blood thromboelastometry tests—in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–positive vs COVID-19–negative patients admitted to medical wards for acute pneumonia. Patients and Methods: We enrolled all consecu...

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Main Authors: Luca Spiezia, MD, PhD, Elena Campello, MD, PhD, Marco Cola, MD, Francesco Poletto, MD, Lorenzo Cerruti, MD, Anna Poretto, MD, Chiara Simion, MD, Annamaria Cattelan, MD, PhD, Roberto Vettor, MD, PhD, Paolo Simioni, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454820301855