2021
Increased complement activation is a distinctive feature of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection
Ma L, Sahu S, Cano M, Kuppuswamy V, Bajwa J, McPhatter J, Pine A, Meizlish M, Goshua G, Chang C, Zhang H, Price C, Bahel P, Rinder H, Lei T, Day A, Reynolds D, Wu X, Schriefer R, Rauseo A, Goss C, O’Halloran J, Presti R, Kim A, Gelman A, Dela Cruz C, Lee A, Mudd P, Chun H, Atkinson J, Kulkarni H. Increased complement activation is a distinctive feature of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. Science Immunology 2021, 6: eabh2259. PMID: 34446527, PMCID: PMC8158979, DOI: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abh2259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere SARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 infectionIntensive care unitComplement activationRespiratory failureEndothelial injuryCOVID-19Non-COVID cohortPersonalized clinical trialsAcute respiratory failureInvasive mechanical ventilationSevere COVID-19Tertiary care centerAlternative complement pathwayICU admissionCritical illnessCare unitMechanical ventilationRisk prognosticationWashington University SchoolWorse outcomesCare centerClinical trialsHigh riskPatients
2020
Admission Rothman Index, Aspirin, and Intermediate Dose Anticoagulation Effects on Outcomes in COVID-19: A Multi-Site Propensity Matched Analysis
Goshua G, Liu Y, Meizlish M, Fine R, Amin K, Chang E, Liu Y, McManus D, Petrosan A, Chaar C, Chun H, Defilippo N, Neuberg D, Owusu K, Lee A. Admission Rothman Index, Aspirin, and Intermediate Dose Anticoagulation Effects on Outcomes in COVID-19: A Multi-Site Propensity Matched Analysis. Blood 2020, 136: 23-24. PMCID: PMC8330288, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-143349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntermediate-dose anticoagulationAnti-platelet therapyAnticoagulation cohortOverall cohortMultivariable regression modelingRothman IndexDose anticoagulationHospital deathD-dimerPropensity scoreHospitalized patientsMechanical ventilationClinical trialsCOVID-19Prophylactic-dose anticoagulationRisk-stratified algorithmUse of aspirinChronic kidney diseasePropensity-Matched AnalysisEfficacy of aspirinSeverity of illnessAnti-platelet agentsMulti-site cohortImpact of aspirinSmall vessel thrombosis