Association of coagulopathy with liver dysfunction in patients with COVID-19.

Takeya TsutsumiMakoto SaitoHiroyuki NagaiShinya YamamotoKazuhiko IkeuchiLay Ahyoung LimEisuke AdachiMichiko KogaKazuya OkushinHiroyuki AkaiAkira KunimatsuHiroshi Yotsuyanagi

Published in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2020)

Considering that higher D-dimer level and white blood cell count were independently associated with ALT elevation, liver dysfunction in COVID-19 patients might be induced by microvascular thrombosis in addition to systemic inflammation.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
sars cov
pulmonary embolism
peripheral blood
mesenchymal stem cells