id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-290057-tj97q2py Valdivia, Andrés Reyes Cardiovascular examination should also include peripheral arterial evaluation for COVID-19 patients 2020-04-30 .txt text/plain 620 45 49 title: Cardiovascular examination should also include peripheral arterial evaluation for COVID-19 patients The global impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on vascular surgical services has been 9 initially addressed by Ng et al 1 . 5 6 Table I and II summarize four cases presenting with acute critical limb ischemia (ACLI) in 7 patients testing COVID-19 (+) with no previous vascular consultations or symptoms. An arterial thrombotic event presented in two COVID-19 11 patients who were asymptomatic despite testing positive for the disease. Blood testing 12 demonstrated a high inflammatory response in all of these patients (D-dimer, CRP) that was 13 significantly higher in those who were hospitalized with active and severe pneumonia. These 23 underdiagnoses could also be related to the aforementioned lack of PPE that currently affects the 1 entire healthcare system. The Global Impact of COVID-17 19 on Vascular Surgical Services ./cache/cord-290057-tj97q2py.txt ./txt/cord-290057-tj97q2py.txt