Dysregulated Platelet Function in Patients with Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19.
Anu AggarwalTamanna K SinghMichael PhamMatthew GodwinRui ChenThomas M McIntyreAlliefair ScaliseMina K ChungCourtney JenningsMariya AliHiijun ParkKristin EnglundAlok A KhoranaLars G SvenssonSamir R KapadiaKeith R McCraeScott J CameronPublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2023)
PASC patients show dysregulated responses in platelets and coagulation in plasma, likely caused by a circulating molecule that promotes thrombosis. A hitherto undescribed protective response appears to exists in PASC patients to counterbalance ongoing thrombosis that is common to SARS-CoV-2 infection.