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High levels of blood clotting factor V in severe COVID‐19 associated with worse outcomes – News-Medical.Net
Patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 infections who have high levels of the blood clotting protein factor V are at elevated risk for serious injury from blood clots such as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, investigators at Massachusetts Gener…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 8 2020
Patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 infections who have high levels of the blood clotting protein factor V are at elevated risk for serious injury from blood clots such as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found.
On the other hand, critically ill patients with COVID-19 and low levels of factor V appear to be at increased risk for death from a coagulopathy that resembles diss…
