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Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
. 2020 Nov 27.
doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13499. Online ahead of print.
Hemostasis in pregnant women with COVID-19
Alessandro Ciavarella[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Roberta Erra[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Maria Abbattista[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Enrico Iurlaro[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Massimo Boscolo-Anzoletti[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Manuela Wally Ossola[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fabio Mosca[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Enrico Ferrazzi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Flora Peyvandi[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Ida Martinelli[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Pregnancy is a prothrombotic condition characterized by a procoagulant imbalance that serves to protect women from bleeding but increases their risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) [1]. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has not spared pregnant women with regards to VTE [2]. A coagulopathy that increases the risk of thrombosis has been reported in patients with severe COVID-19 infection [3]. At present, no data are available on the hemostatic status of pregnant women with COVID-19, and whether coagulation parameters are additionally influenced by COVID-19 remains unclear.
Keywords: Blood coagulation; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Pregnancy; SARS-CoV-2; Thrombosis.
. 2020 Nov 27.
doi: 10.1002/ijgo.13499. Online ahead of print.
Hemostasis in pregnant women with COVID-19
Alessandro Ciavarella[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Roberta Erra[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Maria Abbattista[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Enrico Iurlaro[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Massimo Boscolo-Anzoletti[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Manuela Wally Ossola[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Fabio Mosca[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Enrico Ferrazzi[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Flora Peyvandi[SUP] 1 4 [/SUP], Ida Martinelli[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33245783
- DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13499
Abstract
Pregnancy is a prothrombotic condition characterized by a procoagulant imbalance that serves to protect women from bleeding but increases their risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) [1]. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has not spared pregnant women with regards to VTE [2]. A coagulopathy that increases the risk of thrombosis has been reported in patients with severe COVID-19 infection [3]. At present, no data are available on the hemostatic status of pregnant women with COVID-19, and whether coagulation parameters are additionally influenced by COVID-19 remains unclear.
Keywords: Blood coagulation; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Pregnancy; SARS-CoV-2; Thrombosis.