Pulmonary Edema in COVID-19 Patients: Mechanisms and Treatment Potential

• Main Authors: Xinyu Cui (Author), Wuyue Chen (Author), Haoyan Zhou (Author), Yuan Gong (Author), Bowen Zhu (Author), Xiang Lv (Author), Hongbo Guo (Author), Jinao Duan (Author), Jing Zhou (Author), Edyta Marcon (Author), Hongyue Ma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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COVID-19 mortality is primarily driven by abnormal alveolar fluid metabolism of the lung, leading to fluid accumulation in the alveolar airspace. This condition is generally referred to as pulmonary edema and is a direct consequence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) inf...