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High Risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With COVID-19 – Vascular Disease Management
In a systematic review of the worldwide published data on “Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 patients”, Cihan Ay, Stephan Nopp, and Florian Moik from the…
Vienna, October 1, 2020 In a systematic review of the worldwide published data on “Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 patients, Cihan Ay, Stephan Nopp, and Florian Moik from the Department of Medicine I, Clinical Division of Haematology and Haemostaseology, now for the first time, provide an in-depth analysis on the risk of VTE in patients hospitalised for COVID-19. While hospitalized patients at general wards have a VTE risk between 5 and 11%, the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis…
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