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ArticleMedical hypotheses2021

Should we screen Eastern Mediterranean COVID-19 patients for inherited thrombophilia?

Georges El Hasbani, Ali T Taher

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Article in Medical hypotheses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Georges El HasbaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
Ali T TaherDepartment of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: ataher@aub.edu.lb.
American University of Beirut Medical Center · LB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The inflammatory component of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) creates a pro-thrombotic state that necessitates a thrombophylactic strategy for hospitalized patients. Such strategies are difficult to be standardized because certain individuals can have pro-thrombotic conditions, such as inherited thrombophilia, which pre-dispose them to an additional coagulative risk. Whether outside the hospital or when admitted, patients with inherited thrombophilia need special anticoagulant and antiplatelet attention. Identifying such patients, especially in susceptible populations like the eastern Mediterranean (EM) region, will aid primary providers in risk stratification for choosing the optimal anticoagulation or antiplatelet plan.

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COVID-19ThrombophiliaThrombosisAnticoagulantsHumansSARS-CoV-2AnticoagulantsAnticoagulationCOVID-19Inherited thrombophiliaThrombosis

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PMID34116360
PMCPMC8176888
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