Covid and Pulmonary Embolism

Covid and Pulmonary Embolism

"#pulmonary embolism"
ID_Geek (Wear an N95!) on Twitter
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Detailed thread on Twitter: Let’s talk PE, or pulmonary embolism. A now COMMON side effect of Covid, which is usually delayed. This is where a clot breaks off, usually from a leg, to the lung. It has a 17% mortality rate and cost about $20k on average to treat. 🧵#PE #COVID19

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Dr Elisa Perego on Twitter
Dr Elisa Perego on Twitter

Thread analysis on Twitter Enhanced risk of severe cardiovascular disease and events, like pulmonary embolism and cardiac involvement, is evident in covid survivors for at least 1 year, even after "mild" covid at onset

@zalaly and colleagues in top @NatureMedicine

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