Thread by @EricTopol

Autopsy results from 12 consecutive #COVID19 deaths provides new insights
annals.org/aim/fullarticl… @AnnalsofIM
7/12 had unsuspected deep vein thrombosis; pulmonary embolism was the cause of death in 4; diffuse, multi-organ high viral RNA titer

That study was from Hamburg, Germany, @unihh and raises questions as to the near abandonment of autopsies and what can be learned.
We've had >73,000 #COVID19 deaths in the US.
In how many was there an autopsy?
How many patients have unknowingly died of a pulmonary embolism?

I cannot remember a single day in which we didn't learn something/a lot significant about #SARSCoV2 or the human impact of #COVID19 over many weeks. It's humbling and, at the same time, shows how much room there is for improvement in understanding and progress.
Toward prevailing.

In Italy, Andrea Gianatti's and team have done 80 autopsies since March 16 ; there is now a global database plan for 25-country international collaboration; also the use of minimally-invasive technique to reduce risk:
nature.com/articles/d4158… @NatureNews by @heidiledford