Arterial thrombotic complications in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 Complicaciones arteriales trombóticas en pacientes hospitalizados con COVID-19 To the Editor, The focus of the ongoing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has shifted from Asia to Europe and the United States. Spain is currently the second country per number of cases, with the first case reported on January 31, 2020. Madrid is the most affected Spanish area and our hospital has attended the largest number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients within the region. Although respiratory failure remains the landmark and the main cause of death of moderate or severe COVID-19 disease, several cardiovascular complications and numerous cases of thromboembolic disease have been reported. 1-3 Despite the suggestion of an underlying prothrombotic state, data regarding the risk of acute arterial thrombotic events are scarce.

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