COVID-19 and Thrombosis : Clinical Aspects

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In coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), thrombus formation is related to the pathogenesis of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and the progression of clinical symptoms. Severe damage to vascular endothelial cells and the associated cytokine storm after SARS-CoV-2 infection cause thrombogenesis and contribute to the development of more severe and unique thromboses compared to other infectious diseases. Thromboses occur more often in critically ill patients. In addition to pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis, acute myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial thrombosis, and aortic thrombosis have also been reported. In PE, thrombi develop in both pulmonary arteries and alveolar capillaries. These, together with intraalveolar fibrin deposition, interfere with effective gaseous exchange in the lungs and exacerbate the clinical symptoms of ARDS in patients with COVID-19. Pharmacological thromboprophylaxis is recommended for all hospitalized patients to prevent both thrombosis and aggravation of ARDS, and other organ failures. Although the pediatric population is mostly asymptomatic or develops mild disease after SARS-CoV-2 infection, a new inflammatory disorder affecting the cardiovascular system, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), has been reported. Similar to Kawasaki disease, acute myocarditis, coronary vasculitis, and aneurysms are typically seen in MISC, although these two are now considered distinct entities. A similar acute myocarditis is also observed in young male adults, in which a hyperinflammatory state after SARS-CoV-2 infection seems to be involved. Several side effects following vaccination against COVID-19 have been reported, including vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia and acute myocarditis. Although these could be serious and life-threatening, the cases are very rare, thus, the benefits of immunization still outweigh the risks.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Current drug targets - 23(2022), 17 vom: 05., Seite 1567-1572

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Urano, Tetsumei [VerfasserIn]
Yasumoto, Atsushi [VerfasserIn]
Yokoyama, Kenji [VerfasserIn]
Horiuchi, Hisanori [VerfasserIn]
Morishita, Eriko [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Yuko [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Anticoagulants
COVID-19
Journal Article
Low molecular weight heparin
Myocarditis
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Thrombosis
Vaccineinduced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia

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Date Completed 15.12.2022

Date Revised 23.01.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1389450123666221005092350

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347155456