Pulmonary Embolism and COVID-19

Abstract

We have read the research titled “Analysis of Patients with Pulmonary Thromboembolism Who Received Thrombolytic Therapy in The Emergency Department” prepared by Emektar et al. with great interest. We thank the authors and the editorial board for publishing this successful and informative paper contains data of patients presented on pre-pandemic period. The patient profile has also changed with the spread of SARS-CoV-2 worldwide. We also would like to mention a few important points about mechanism of pulmonary embolism in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keywords

• Pulmonary embolism
• COVID-19
• SARS-CoV-2

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