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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Cardiac Critical Care TSS 2020; 04(01): 01-04
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715279
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715279
Editorial
COVID-19 Thrombosis: An Unsolved Mystery
The COVID-19 pandemic, which has taken the world by surprise, is clearly, as evidenced last few months, procoagulation and thrombotic in etiology, as it is a collision of coagulation, inflammatory and complementary pathways. There are multiple reports and publications that this COVID-19 pandemic is associated with both arterial and venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, with marked increase in clots in extracorporeal circuits as well.[1]
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Publication Date:
24 July 2020 (online)
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