Higher prevalence of pulmonary macrothrombi in SARS‐CoV‐2 than in influenza A: autopsy results from 'Spanish flu' 1918/1919 in Switzerland to Coronavirus disease 2019

• Main Authors: Nina Maria Burkhard‐Koren (Author), Martina Haberecker (Author), Umberto Maccio (Author), Frank Ruschitzka (Author), Reto A Schuepbach (Author), Annelies S Zinkernagel (Author), Thomas Hardmeier (Author), Zsuzsanna Varga (Author), Holger Moch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Similar to the influenza A pandemic in 1918/1919, the new Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has spread globally. The causes of death in COVID‐19 are frequently compared to a seasonal influenza outbreak. Complete COVID‐19 autopsy studies were almost non‐existent in the first months of the...