The Effect of Anticoagulation Use on Mortality in COVID-19 Infection

Am J Cardiol. 2020 Nov 1:134:155-157. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.08.005. Epub 2020 Aug 15.

Authors

Husam M Salah¹, Jwan A Naser², Giuseppe Calcaterra³, Pier Paolo Bassareo⁴, Jawahar L Mehta⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
³ Post Graduate Medical School, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
⁴ University College of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
⁵ Cardiology Division, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas. Electronic address: MehtaJL@uams.edu.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use*
Betacoronavirus*
Blood Coagulation / drug effects*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / blood
Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy*
Coronavirus Infections / mortality
Global Health
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral / blood
Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy*
Pneumonia, Viral / mortality
SARS-CoV-2
Survival Rate / trends

Substances

Anticoagulants