Pulmonary Embolism Does Not Have an Unusually High Incidence Among Hospitalized COVID19 Patients.
Nicolas GallasteguiJenny Y ZhouAnnette von DrygalskiRichard F W BarnesTimothy M FernandesTimothy A MorrisPublished in: Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis (2021)
PE incidences among hospitalized COVID19 patients are much lower than has been previously postulated based on smaller, often biased study reports. The incidence of "microthrombosis," leading to occlusion of microscopic blood vessels, remains unknown.