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Arthritis Rheumatol
. 2020 Jun 21.
doi: 10.1002/art.41409. Online ahead of print.
Anti-cardiolipin IgG Autoantibodies Are an Independent Risk Factor of COVID-19 Severity
Daniel Bertin[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Alexandre Brodovitch[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdou Beziane[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sylvia Hug[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Afaf Bouamri[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jean Louis Mege[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Nathalie Bardin[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
A growing body of evidence indicates that patients with cardiovascular complications are at a higher risk for developing severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1). In addition, the high incidence of thromboembolic events suggests an important role of COVID-19-induced coagulopathy (2). Antiphospholipid autoantibodies (aPL), that are essential markers for antiphospholipid syndrome, are considered as a cardiovascular risk factor.
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. 2020 Jun 21.
doi: 10.1002/art.41409. Online ahead of print.
Anti-cardiolipin IgG Autoantibodies Are an Independent Risk Factor of COVID-19 Severity
Daniel Bertin[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Alexandre Brodovitch[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abdou Beziane[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sylvia Hug[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Afaf Bouamri[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jean Louis Mege[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Nathalie Bardin[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32564467
- DOI: 10.1002/art.41409
Abstract
A growing body of evidence indicates that patients with cardiovascular complications are at a higher risk for developing severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (1). In addition, the high incidence of thromboembolic events suggests an important role of COVID-19-induced coagulopathy (2). Antiphospholipid autoantibodies (aPL), that are essential markers for antiphospholipid syndrome, are considered as a cardiovascular risk factor.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.