Fig. 1
Schematic representation of the possible pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). CD: CD receptor, CKD: chronic renal failure, COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, FDP: fibrin degradation products, GCSF: granulocyte-colony stimulating factor, HF: heart failure IFN: interferon, IL: interleukin, IP: interferon-gamma induced protein, MCP: monocyte chemotactic protein, MIP: macrophage inflammatory protein, NK: natural killer cells, PT: prothrombin time, SARS CoV-2: acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, TNF alpha: tumor necrosis factor alpha