Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can induce coagulopathy at the base of sepsis-induced coagulopathy (SIC), which is an important cause of death in these patients Cytokine storm causes imbalance in coagulation and fibrinolytic system A combination of hypercoagulability state, decrease or inhibition of fibrinolysis and endotheliopathy causes thromboembolic events Underlying diseases such as diabetes and hypertension with a high rate of mortality in COVID-19 and some conditions like aging and obesity are the main disorders with hemostatic disturbance and increase of coagulopathy Therefore, it seems that the combination of COVID-19 infection and these risk factors increase the risk of thromboembolic complications all together © 2020, Journal of Advances in Medical and Biomedical Research All rights reserved
A narrative review on evaluation of hypercoagulability state in severe covid-19 patients with background risk factors