Thrombosis and COVID-19 pneumonia: the clot thickens!

Laura C Price; Colm McCabe; Ben Garfield; Stephen J Wort

doi:10.1183/13993003.01608-2020

Thrombosis and COVID-19 pneumonia: the clot thickens!

Eur Respir J. 2020 Jul 30;56(1):2001608. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01608-2020. Print 2020 Jul.

Authors

Laura C Price^{1

2}, Colm McCabe^{3

2}, Ben Garfield³, Stephen J Wort^{3

2}

Affiliations

¹ Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK laura.price@rbht.nhs.uk.
² National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK.
³ Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK.

Abstract

Pulmonary thrombosis appears to be common in COVID-19 pneumonia and takes two forms, proximal pulmonary emboli and/or distal thrombosis. The possible mechanisms and clinical implications are discussed. https://bit.ly/372Xdhw

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Pandemics*
Pneumonia*
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2
Thrombosis*
Venous Thromboembolism*