Could Preventing Thromboembolism be a New Hope for COVID-19 Patients?

Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone; Lorenzo Storari; Valerio Barbari

doi:10.29333/ejgm/8244

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Marcos Roberto Tovani-Palone ¹ ² ^* , Lorenzo Storari ³, Valerio Barbari ³

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¹ Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, BRAZIL² Modestum Ltd, UK³ Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genova - Campus of Savona, Savona, ITALY^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Several researches have been conducted in order to study treatment effects for COVID-19. Nevertheless, some of the current treatments have not been effective or recommended for severe cases. In this perspective article, we briefly discuss the latest developments in the COVID-19 management.

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COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
pandemics
anticoagulants

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Article Type: Perspective Article

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Tovani-Palone MR, Storari L, Barbari V. Could Preventing Thromboembolism be a New Hope for COVID-19 Patients?. ELECTRON J GEN MED. 2020;17(6):em250. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/8244

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Tovani-Palone, M. R., Storari, L., & Barbari, V. (2020). Could Preventing Thromboembolism be a New Hope for COVID-19 Patients?. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 17(6), em250. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/8244

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Tovani-Palone MR, Storari L, Barbari V. Could Preventing Thromboembolism be a New Hope for COVID-19 Patients?. ELECTRON J GEN MED. 2020;17(6), em250. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/8244

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Tovani-Palone, Marcos Roberto, Lorenzo Storari, and Valerio Barbari. "Could Preventing Thromboembolism be a New Hope for COVID-19 Patients?". Electronic Journal of General Medicine 2020 17 no. 6 (2020): em250. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/8244

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Tovani-Palone, M. R., Storari, L., and Barbari, V. (2020). Could Preventing Thromboembolism be a New Hope for COVID-19 Patients?. Electronic Journal of General Medicine, 17(6), em250. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/8244

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Tovani-Palone, Marcos Roberto et al. "Could Preventing Thromboembolism be a New Hope for COVID-19 Patients?". Electronic Journal of General Medicine, vol. 17, no. 6, 2020, em250. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/8244