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Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Thromboembolic Complications in COVID-19: Report of the National Institute for Public Health of the Netherlands

A potential link between mortality, D-dimer values and a prothrombotic syndrome has been reported in patients with COVID-19 infection. The National Institute for Public Health of the Netherlands asked a group of Radiology and Vascular Medicine experts to provide guidance for the imaging workup and t...

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Autores principales: Oudkerk, Matthijs, Büller, Harry R, Kuijpers, Dirkjan, van Es, Nick, Oudkerk, Sytse F, McLoud, Theresa C, Gommers, Diederik, van Dissel, Jaap, ten Cate, Hugo, van Beek, Edwin J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Radiological Society of North America 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7233406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32324101
http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2020201629
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Sumario:A potential link between mortality, D-dimer values and a prothrombotic syndrome has been reported in patients with COVID-19 infection. The National Institute for Public Health of the Netherlands asked a group of Radiology and Vascular Medicine experts to provide guidance for the imaging workup and treatment of these important complications. This report summarizes evidence for thromboembolic disease, potential diagnostic and preventive actions as well as recommendations for patients with COVID-19 infection.