Thrombosis research
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Thrombosis research · Jul 2020
Venous and arterial thromboembolic complications in COVID-19 patients admitted to an academic hospital in Milan, Italy.
Few data are available on the rate and characteristics of thromboembolic complications in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. ⋯ The high number of arterial and, in particular, venous thromboembolic events diagnosed within 24 h of admission and the high rate of positive VTE imaging tests among the few COVID-19 patients tested suggest that there is an urgent need to improve specific VTE diagnostic strategies and investigate the efficacy and safety of thromboprophylaxis in ambulatory COVID-19 patients.