Elevated D-dimers and lack of anticoagulation predict PE in severe COVID-19 patients

Basile Mouhat, Matthieu Besutti, Kevin Bouiller, Franck Grillet, Charles Monnin, Fiona Ecarnot, Julien Behr, Gilles Capellier, Thibaud Soumagne, Sébastien Pili-Floury, Guillaume Besch, Guillaume Mourey, Quentin Lepiller, Catherine Chirouze, François Schiele, Romain Chopard, Nicolas Meneveau

Source: Eur Respir J, 56 (4) 2001811; 10.1183/13993003.01811-2020
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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