Role of von Willebrand Factor and ADAMTS-13 in the Pathogenesis of Thrombi in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Time to Rethink

Nuccia Morici; Maurizio Bottiroli; Roberto Fumagalli; Claudia Marini; Marco Cattaneo

doi:10.1055/s-0040-1713400

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 2020; 120(09): 1339-1342
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713400

Letter to the Editor

Role of von Willebrand Factor and ADAMTS-13 in the Pathogenesis of Thrombi in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Time to Rethink

Nuccia Morici

¹Intensive Cardiac Care Unit and De Gasperis Cardio Center, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy

²Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

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Maurizio Bottiroli

³Department of Anesthesiology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy

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Roberto Fumagalli

³Department of Anesthesiology, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy

⁴Università degli Studi Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy

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Claudia Marini

¹Intensive Cardiac Care Unit and De Gasperis Cardio Center, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy

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Marco Cattaneo

⁵Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

⁶Unità di Medicina 2, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy

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