Two distinct types of COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome identified

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Two distinct types of COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome identified

Approximately one in four patients hospitalized for the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) associated with severe COVID-19 infections may have a distinct phenotype (disease presentation) or biochemical profile associated with organ dysfunction, blood-clotting abnormalities and greater risk of death than patients with other, seemingly similar forms of the disease, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found.

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