SARS-CoV-2 induced thrombocytopenia as an important biomarker significantly correlated with abnormal coagulation function, increased intravascular blood clot risk and mortality in COVID-19 patients

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel infectious viral disease, which lacks well-established diagnostic laboratory parameters that could be used to evaluate disease severity, thromboembolism or cardiovascular events and to predict clinical prognosis. Coagulation cascade...

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Main Authors: Changqian Bao, Xiandong Tao, Wei Cui, Bin Yi, Tiewen Pan, Ken H. Young, Wenbin Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Experimental Hematology & Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40164-020-00172-4