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. 2021 Nov 8;97(1):119–128. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26384

TABLE 1.

Representative studies reporting thromboembolic/hemorrhagic manifestations of subacute and/or chronic COVID‐19

Study Design Study population Type of event Anticoagulation Time interval between diagnosis and time of event
Patell et al. 18 Retrospective observational

n = 163

F: 52.2%

Obesity: NR

VTE 2.5%

1 PE

1 ICT

1 thrombosed

AV fistula

1 ischemic stroke

Hemorrhagic events:

3.7%

2 MB

4 CRNMB

No

Median duration to thrombotic event post discharge 23 days (IQR: 12–33)

Median duration to event post discharge:

27 days (IQR 16–31 days)

Roberts et al. 19 Retrospective observational

n = 1877

F: NR

Obesity: NR

VTE

n = 9 (11%)

2 proximal DVT

7 PE

No Median duration to event post discharge 8 days (IQR, 3–33 days)
Engelen et al. 20 Prospective cohort study Systematic post‐discharge screening

n = 102

F: NR

Obesity: NR

0 symptomatic events

1 asymptomatic VTE

8% on prophylactic LMWH Outpatient follow‐up screening at 6 weeks post discharge
Bourguignon et al. 21 Retrospective cohort study

n = 140

Discharged from medical ward

F: 46%

Obesity: NR

n = 35 discharged from rehab ward

F: 63%

Obesity: NR

0.71%

n = 1 PE

0%

10% on anticoagulation at discharge

29% on anticoagulation at discharge

Event at 9 days post discharge
Huang et al. 22 Cohort study with systematic screening

n = 2469

F: 48%

n = 390

F: NR

Obesity: NR

Three ischemic strokes

one PE

(only events requiring re‐admission reported)

No asymptomatic VTE in screening

NR

NR

NR

NA

Giannis et al. 23 Prospective registry

n = 4906

F: 46%

Obesity: 18.9%

n = 76 (1.55%) VTE

DVT 44

PE 42

Splanchnic VT 2

n = 84 (1.71%) ATE

stroke 22

MI 24

MLE 26

S. embolism 16

n = 85 (1.73%) MB

12.7% on thromboprophylaxis

n = 62 (1.3%) enoxaparin

n = 3 (0.06%) UFH

n = 180 (3.7%) apixaban

n = 336 (6.9%) rivaroxaban

Outcomes at 90 days post discharge
Spyropoulos et al. 24 Case series

n = 4

M: 100%

Obesity: 0%

Two large‐vessel ischemic strokes

one acute ischemic limb (emboli from aortic thrombosis)

one AL STEMI

No Median time to event post diagnosis: 72 days

Abbreviations: AL STEMI, anteriolateral ST‐elevation myocardial infarction; ATE, arterial thromboembolism; CRNMB, clinically relevant non‐major bleed; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; ICT, intracardiac thrombus; MB, major bleeding; MLE, major limb event; PE, pulmonary embolism; S. embolism, systemic embolism; UFH, unfractionated heparin; VTE, venous thromboembolism.