Venous and arterial thromboembolic complications in COVID-19 patients admitted to an academic hospital in Milan, Italy
Background Few data are available on the rate and characteristics of thromboembolic
complications in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Methods We studied consecutive
symptomatic patients with laboratory-proven COVID-19 admitted to a university hospital in
Milan, Italy (13.02. 2020–10.04. 2020). The primary outcome was any thromboembolic
complication, including venous thromboembolism (VTE), ischemic stroke, and acute
coronary syndrome (ACS)/myocardial infarction (MI). Secondary outcome was overt …
complications in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Methods We studied consecutive
symptomatic patients with laboratory-proven COVID-19 admitted to a university hospital in
Milan, Italy (13.02. 2020–10.04. 2020). The primary outcome was any thromboembolic
complication, including venous thromboembolism (VTE), ischemic stroke, and acute
coronary syndrome (ACS)/myocardial infarction (MI). Secondary outcome was overt …
