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. 2020 Jul 11;39(9):2529–2543. doi: 10.1007/s10067-020-05275-1

Key Points

• Venous and arterial thromboses in COVID-19 can be viewed through the prism of Virchow’s triad.

• Endothelial dysfunction, platelet activation, hyperviscosity, and blood flow abnormalities due to hypoxia, immune reactions, and hypercoagulability lead to thrombogenesis in COVID-19.

• There is an urgent need to stratify COVID-19 patients at risk for thrombosis using age, comorbidities, D-dimer, and CT scoring.

• Patients with COVID-19 at high risk for thrombosis should be put on high dose heparin therapy.