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Large-Vessel Stroke as a Presenting Feature of Covid-19 in the Young.

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Five patients younger than 50 years of age with large-vessel stroke and Covid-19 infection presented to a health system in New York City over a 2-week period with signs of stroke and infection.
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Stroke in Young Patients with Covid-19 Five patients younger than 50 years of age with large-vessel stroke and Covid-19 infection presented to a health system in New York City over a 2-week period....

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Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors used univariable and multivariable logistic regression methods to explore the risk factors associated with in-hospital death, including older age, high SOFA score and d-dimer greater than 1 μg/mL.
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Large artery ischaemic stroke in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

TL;DR: It is believed that increased vigilance against stroke and other thrombotic complications among critically-ill SARS patients in future outbreaks is needed, especially if treatment such as intravenous immunoglobulin, that increases pro-thrombosis tendency, is contemplated.
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Erythropoietin as candidate for supportive treatment of severe COVID-19.

TL;DR: Evidence that supports the use of human recombinant erythropoietin (EPO) for ameliorating course and outcome of seriously ill COVID-19 patients is recap here and the research design for a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial including severely affected patients is planned to start shortly.
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Revisiting the Protein C Pathway: An Opportunity for Adjunctive Intervention in COVID-19?

TL;DR: The objective of this study was to establish a baseline for the evaluation of the Recombinant Human Activated Protein C Worldwide Evaluation in Severe Sepsis.
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COVID-19-associated pulmonary and cerebral thromboembolic disease

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