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Published on: August 4, 2023
SARS-CoV-2 and coagulation disorders in different organs
Sathishkumar Vinayagam1, Kamaraj Sattu1
1Department of Biotechnology, Periyar University PG, Extension Centre, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu 636701, India.
Insights
COVID-19 infection is linked to serious blood clotting issues, including venous thromboembolism and stroke. This review examines how COVID-19-associated coagulopathy impacts severe outcomes and organ damage.
Area of Science:
- Medical Science
- Infectious Diseases
- Hematology
Background:
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a global pandemic.
- Numerous reports link COVID-19 to an increased incidence of thrombotic events.
- Coagulopathy associated with COVID-19 contributes to severe outcomes and comorbidities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the relationship between COVID-19 and coagulopathy.
- To explore how coagulopathy contributes to severe outcomes, including organ damage.
- To highlight the role of endothelial dysfunction in COVID-19-associated hypercoagulopathy.
Main Methods:
- Literature review focusing on COVID-19 and coagulation disorders.
- Analysis of clinical findings in COVID-19 patients with thrombotic events.
- Examination of pathophysiological mechanisms, including endothelial dysfunction and cytokine storm.
Main Results:
- COVID-19 patients often exhibit elevated D-dimer and fibrinogen levels, alongside lymphopenia.
- Thrombotic microangiopathy and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) are observed in severe cases.
- Endothelial dysfunction promotes thrombin generation, inhibits fibrinolysis, and activates complement pathways, leading to multi-organ failure.
Conclusions:
- COVID-19-associated coagulopathy is a significant factor in disease severity and poor outcomes.
- Mechanisms include platelet abnormalities, endothelial dysfunction, and inflammatory responses (cytokine storm).
- Understanding these mechanisms is crucial for managing COVID-19 complications and preventing multi-organ failure.
Abstract:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a prominent pandemic disease that emerged in China and hurriedly stretched worldwide. There are many reports on COVID-19 associated with the amplified incidence of thrombotic events. In this review, we focused on COVID-19 coupled with the coagulopathy contributes to severe outcome inclusive of comorbidities such as venous thromboembolism, stroke, diabetes, lung, heart attack, AKI, and liver injury. Initially, the COVID-19 patient associated coagulation disorders show an elevated level of the D-dimer, fibrinogen, and less lymphocyte count such as lymphopenia. COVID-19 associated with the Kawasaki disease has acute vasculitis in childhood which further affects the vessels found all over the body. COVID-19 linked with the thrombotic microangiopathy triggers the multiple vasculitis along with the arterioles thrombosis, medium, large venous and arterial vessels mediates the disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). SARS-Co-V-2 patients have reduced primary platelet production, increased destruction of the platelet, decreased circulating platelet leads to the condition of increased thrombocytopenia which contributes to the coagulation disorder. Endothelial dysfunction plays an important role in the coagulation disorders via increased generation of the thrombin and stops fibrinolysis further leads to hypercoagulopathy. Along with that endothelial dysfunction activates the complement system pathways and contributes to the acute and chronic inflammation via cytokine storm with the production of the cytokines and chemokines, coagulation in different organs such as lung, brain, liver, heart, kidney and further leads to multi-organ failure.
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