Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) – anatomic pathology perspective on current knowledge

Authors: Sambit K. Mohanty, Abhishek Satapathy, Machita M. Naidu, Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, Shivani Sharma, Lisa M. Barton, Edana Stroberg, Eric J. Duval, Dinesh Pradhan, Alexandar Tzankov & Anil V. Parwani  Abstract Background The world is currently witnessing a major devastating pandemic of…[...]

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The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a narrative review

Authors: Shiqian Huang, Shuai Zhao, Huilin Luo, Zhouyang Wu, Jing Wu, Haifa Xia & Xiangdong Chen BMC Pulmonary Medicine volume 21, Article number: 116 (2021) Abstract Extracorporeal life support treatments such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) have been recommended for the treatment of…[...]

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Pathophysiology of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection: a systematic literature review to inform EULAR points to consider

Authors: Aurélie Najm1, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1105-5640Alessia Alunno2, Xavier Mariette3,4, http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6612-7336Benjamin Terrier5,6, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2406-161XGabriele De Marco7,8, Jenny Emmel9, Laura Mason9, Dennis G McGonagle7,10 and http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8411-7972Pedro M Machado11,12,13 Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is a global health problem. Beside the specific pathogenic effect of SARS-CoV-2,…[...]

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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19: A Scoping Review and Meta-analysis

Authors: Mehdi Jafari-Oori 1, Fatemeh Ghasemifard 2, Abbas Ebadi 3, Leila Karimi 3, Farshid Rahimi-Bashar 4, Tannaz Jamialahmadi 5 6, Paul C Guest 7, Amir Vahedian-Azimi 8, Amirhossein Sahebkar 9 10 11 12 Abstract Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a fatal complication of the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus…[...]

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Endothelial dysfunction contributes to COVID-19-associated vascular inflammation and coagulopathy

Authors: Jun Zhang 1, Kristen M Tecson 1, Peter A McCullough 1 2 3 Great attention has been paid to endothelial dysfunction (ED) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). There is growing evidence to suggest that the angiotensin…[...]

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