Placental growth factor level in plasma predicts COVID-19 severity and in-hospital mortality.
David M SmadjaAurélien PhilippeOlivier BoryNicolas GendronAgathe BeauvaisMaxime GruestNicolas PeronLina KhiderCoralie L GuerinGuillaume GoudotFrançoise LevavasseurJérome DucheminFrédéric PeneCherifa CheurfaTali-Anne SzwebelElise SourdeauBenjamin PlanquetteCaroline Hauw-BerlemontBertrand HermannPascale GaussemCharles-Marc SamamaTristan MiraultBenjamin TerrierOlivier SanchezBastien RanceMichaela FontenayJean-Luc DiehlRichard ChocronPublished in: Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH (2021)
Angiogenic factor PlGF is a relevant predictive factor for in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients. More than a biomarker, we hypothesize that PlGF blocking strategies could be a new interesting therapeutic approach in COVID-19.