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ice9
__ice9
Critical COVID-19 cases in ARDS show perverse hypoxemia in spite of decent lung compliance.This is odd. Some people have even made far-fetched claims about supposed damage to RBCs or heme,
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Bassam Osman, MD
_bosman_
This is the plastic surgery team at our hospital.They have been one of the most overworked and drained teams in the hospital since day one of the explosion. On the
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Jay Giri
jaygirimd
Thread: Great pre-game analysis of ISCHEMIA here. Bear in mind also that important info about the trial population has been published: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2725865What are some key takeaways?https://twitter
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Karim Brohi
karimbrohi
Coagulopathy twitter! Lots of interest in this, as lots of anecdotal evidence of prothrombotic state.Would urge caution though - for now, outside of a trial, make sure all are on
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Satoshi Akima
ToshiAkima
Severe #COVID19 induces an endotheliitis: a pseudo-vasculitis phenotype with a viral renal-lung syndrome and ARDS. Nephrologists report AKI without shock/renal hypoperfusion. Microvascular endotheliitis also explains cardiac manifestations & thro
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David Grainger
sciencescanner
This is interesting. The provocative part is not the data, nor as most of the rep;ones in this thread focus on, estimates of CFR but the striking difference between US
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Thais Coutinho
thaiscoutinhoCV
1/23 This is part 2 of the “The Aorta is not just a pipe” #Tweetorial, focusing on abnormal aortic function and its consequences. Make sure to read part 1 before
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Jeroen den Dunnen
DrDenDunnen
Why do #COVID19 patients often become critically ill around 1.5 weeks? Our latest work (now on @biorxivpreprint) may provide an explanation (and therapy) for this: aberrant IgG antibodies. A thread
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Scott Gottlieb, MD
ScottGottliebMD
THREAD: There's a growing body of data to strongly suggest #COVID19 predisposes to both venous and arterial thromboembolism due to excessive inflammation, hypoxia, immobilization and diffuse intravascular coagulation. This may
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Dr. Martha Gulati “Masks are the New Black”
DrMarthaGulati
#ESCCongress @MaasAngela presenting on IHD in perimenopause:So Who is at risk? And why?Hormones fluctuate over a lifetime in BOTH men &There are benefits of estrogen in women protecting them but
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Leo Reap
Leo_ReapDO
Proposed COVID-19 Pathophysiology [Part 3 of (now) 4]: Coagulopathy Strikes Back.What happens when #COVID19 clashes with the
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Lea Alhilali, MD
teachplaygrub
1/It is rare a patient tells you where their pathology is—but they do when they tell you they have a cranial nerve palsy—you just have to know where to look!A
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Tharusha Gunawardena
TharushaGunawa4
The term “angina pectoris” comes from Greek “ankhonē” which means “strangling” & Latin “pectoris” meaning “chest”The term has been used to describe a diagnosis rather than a symptomology. Welcome to
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Erin C. Sanders, MSN, WHNP-BC (She/Her)
ErinSandersNP
1/ #Frontline clinicians across the world are observing a #hypercoagulable state in patients with #COVID19. Could the severe and varied effects of the disease on multiple organ systems possibly
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Kashif Pirzada, MD
KashPrime
Front-line providers need to consider anti-coagulating their rapidly deteriorating COVID-19 patients. Could it be that severe endothelial dysfunction, resulting in microvascular thrombosis, is playing a major role in the rapid
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David Sinclair, PhD
davidasinclair
/1 I received many questions from my most recent newsletter. I will do my best to answer them in this thread: Question from Lennart: Is it possible that statins would
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