Abstract:Thromboembolic phenomena are an important complication of infection by severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2). Increasing focus on the management of the thrombotic complications of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has led to further investigation into the role of platelets, and their precursor cell, the megakaryocyte, during the disease course. Previously published postmortem evaluations of patients who succumbed to COVID‐19 have reported the presence of megakaryocytes in the cardiac microvascu… Show more
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