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Inflammation, thrombosis biomarkers tied to COVID-19 deaths
May 20, 2020
“Of particular interest is the finding that over three quarters of critically ill patients required a ventilator and almost one third required renal dialysis support.”
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DOACs linked to lower fracture risk versus warfarin in AFib patients
May 20, 2020
The results suggest women may particularly benefit from DOAC use.
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COVID-19–associated coagulopathy
May 7, 2020
Early recognition and anticoagulation is imperative to improve clinical outcomes in COVID-19–associated coagulopathies.
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COVID-19 pulmonary severity ascribed to coagulation differences
May 6, 2020
Higher mortality risk among whites with severe COVID-19 infections may be linked to higher propensity for thromboembolism than Chinese patients.
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COVID-19 death rate was twice as high in cancer patients in NYC study
May 5, 2020
The overall case fatality rate was 28% for cancer patients with COVID-19 and 14% for noncancer COVID-19 patients.
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Excess cancer deaths predicted as care is disrupted by COVID-19
May 1, 2020
Researchers are predicting that, 1 year from now, there will be 33,890 excess deaths among cancer patients in the United States over the age of 40.
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EHA and TIF explore how COVID-19 is affecting thalassemia and SCD patients
April 20, 2020
Thalassemia patients appeared to fare relatively well after COVID-19 diagnosis in anecdotal series reports from Europe.
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Can convalescent plasma treat COVID-19 patients?
April 17, 2020
How COVID-19 patients can receive convalescent plasma, who is eligible to donate, and early results of treatment.
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Pandemic strains blood supply for COVID-19 and noninfected patients
April 16, 2020
“There needs to be a significant call out for people to make every effort to donate blood.”
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Severe COVID-19 may lower hemoglobin levels
April 15, 2020
The authors suggest that hemoglobin values might provide a prognostic indicator of COVID-19 severity.