New Study: Risk of Blood Clots More than 3-Fold Higher in Hospitalized Adults with COVID-19


New Study: Risk of Blood Clots More than 3-Fold Higher in Hospitalized Adults with COVID-19

An important new study conducted by NBCA MASAB Member Dr. Margaret Fang and colleagues is being published this month in CHEST. The study results show that hospitalized adults who have COVID-19 are more than 3 times as likely to develop a blood clot than adults who do not have COVID-19. Read more: Risk of Blood Clots More than 3-Fold Higher in Hospitalized Adults with COVID-19. NBCA served as a key partner on this Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute supported study.

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