Professor Roger Seheult, MD explains new data from large trials that demonstrate full dose anticoagulants may improve outcomes for patients hospitalized with COVID 19.
This is important news because we’ve learned over the past year that thromboembolic (blood clot) complications from COVID-19 contribute significantly to morbidity (pulmonary embolism, stroke, myocardial infarction, etc.) and mortality (This video was recorded on January 24, 2021).
Roger Seheult, MD is the co-founder and lead professor at
He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and an Associate Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.
LINKS / REFERENCES:
Pulmonary Vascular Endothelialitis, Thrombosis, and Angiogenesis in Covid-19 (NEJM) |
Therapeutic versus prophylactic anticoagulation for severe COVID-19: A randomized phase II clinical trial (Thrombosis Research) |
International trials of blood thinners in critically ill COVID-19 patients pause due to futility (University of Manitoba) |
Researchers test effects of full doses of anticoagulants in COVID-19 patients (News Medical) |
COVID-19 and VTE/Anticoagulation: Frequently Asked Questions (American Society of Hematology) |
Full-dose blood thinners decreased need for life support and improved outcome in hospitalized COVID-19 patients (NIH) |
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