1/5- “#Covid19 and dengue sound really different, but the cells that are involved are similar.” washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?…
2/5 -“Abnormal clotting in the heart, kidney and liver, as well as the lungs suggests this may be a major cause of the multiple-organ failure in #covid19 patients”
3/5 - “Abundance in the heart of rare cells called megakaryocytes. The cells, which produce platelets that control clotting, typically exist only in the bone marrow and lungs.”
4/5 - “If you have one blood clot in the brain, we see that all the time. But what we’re seeing is, some patients are having multiple strokes in blood vessels that are in two or even three different territories.”
5/5 - “Berger said the autopsies suggest anti-platelet medications, in addition to blood thinners, may be helpful to stem the effects of #covid19. He has pivoted a major clinical trial looking at optimal doses of blood thinners to examine that question as well.”
