Major cardiovascular events in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019: Experience of a cardiovascular department of Northern Italy

Thromb Res. 2021 Jan:197:202-204. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.10.038. Epub 2020 Nov 6.

¹ Vascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Department, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Vascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Department, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy.
³ Emergency Department, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy.
⁴ University of Houston College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
⁵ Vascular Surgery, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria School of Medicine and ASST Settelaghi University Teaching Hospital, Varese, Italy.

Abstract

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We report a translational experience of a cardiovascular department facing MACE in COVID-19 patients.
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Acute arterial events are the real emergency into this COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 infection may trigger a hypercoagulable status leading to MACE and high mortality rate.
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In this COVID-19 outbreak, the adjunct of heparin provides better survival chance independently of the infection-related drug treatment.