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Tang N, Li D, Wang X, et al. Abnormal coagulation parameters are associated with poor prognosis in patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia. J Thromb Haemost 2020 doi: 10.1111/jth.14768

The goal of this paper is to describe the coagulation feature of patients with Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia. In the study, the authors retrospectively analyzed conventional coagulation results and outcomes of 183 consecutive patients with confirmed NCP in Tongji hospital. This investigation showed that abnormal coagulation results, especially markedly elevated D-dimer and FDP are common in deaths with NCP.