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cord-351340-7y19ystp	Rao, Gundu H. R.	Coronavirus Disease and Acute Vascular Events	2020-07-31		.txt	text/plain	2557	140	43	3 On the other hand, in a study performed in COVID-19 patients in New York, with observed ST-segment elevated myocardial infraction, 64% had normal D-dimer levels according to Dr Bangalore and associates from the New York University Grossman School of Medicine. At the time of admission, COVID-19 patients reported as having at least 1 acute comorbidity: diabetes (10%-20%), hypertension (10%-15%), or other CVD and cerebrovascular diseases (7%-40%). 12 In a seminal article by Bikdeli et al, endorsed by multiple specialty societies, the authors summarize their findings in the following way: "Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) , a viral respiratory illness caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), may predispose patients to thrombotic disease, both in the venous and arterial circulations, due to excessive inflammation, platelet activation, endothelial dysfunction, and stasis. Elevated plasmin(ogen) seems to be a common biomarker in people with hypertension, diabetes, CVD, and cerebrovascular diseases, who are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 infection.	./cache/cord-351340-7y19ystp.txt	./txt/cord-351340-7y19ystp.txt