Brief review : cardiac complications and platelet activation in COVID-19 infection
22 Jul 2021COVID-19 pneumonia, much like that of bacterial and viral community-acquired pneumonia before it, is accompanied by a high rate of cardio- and cerebrovascular events that are associated with an increased risk of complications and a greater mortality. Although the mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of these adverse events are not entirely clear and may be multifactorial, platelets appear to have a prominent aetiologic role and this, together with an overview of the clinical evidence, forms the basis of this short review.
Authors: | Feldman, Charles, Anderson, Ronald |
Institution: | University of Pretoria |
Keywords: | Pneumonia, Cardiac complications, Platelet activation, COVID-19 pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Pneumonia, Cardiac complications, Platelet activation, COVID-19 pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Pneumonia, Cardiac complications, Platelet activation, COVID-19 pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Pneumonia, Cardiac complications, Platelet activation, COVID-19 pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Pneumonia, Cardiac complications, Platelet activation, COVID-19 pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Pneumonia, Cardiac complications, Platelet activation, COVID-19 pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Pneumonia, Cardiac complications, Platelet activation, COVID-19 pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Pneumonia, Cardiac complications, Platelet activation, COVID-19 pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Pneumonia, Cardiac complications, Platelet activation, COVID-19 pandemic, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) |