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Microvascular Angiopathic Consequences of COVID-19
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  • Margaret Nalugo,
  • Linda Schulte,
  • Muhammad Faraz Masood,
  • Mohamed Zayed
Margaret Nalugo
Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine

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Linda Schulte
Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine
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Muhammad Faraz Masood
Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine
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Mohamed Zayed
Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine
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Abstract

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has rapidly spread across the world. The disease is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which first appeared in Wuhan, China in December, 2019. Ever increasing data is emerging about COVID-19 and its effects on the arterial and venous circulation. Clinical features associated with COVID-19 suggest that endothelial cell dysfunction and microvascular thrombosis are to a large part contributing to resultant multi-organ complications. This review is aimed at highlighting the critical aspects associated with COVID-19 and its presumed microvascular angiopathic complications leading to multi-organ dysfunction.
02 Feb 2021Published in Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine volume 8. 10.3389/fcvm.2021.636843