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Marietta M, Coluccio V, Luppi M (2020) COVID-19, coagulopathy and venous thromboembolism: more questions than answers. Intern Emerg Med. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02432-x Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Innocenti M, Thoreson A-C, Ferrero RL, Stromberg E, Bolin I, Eriksson L et al (2002) Helicobacter pylori-induced activation of human endothelial cells. Infect Immun 70(8):4581–4590. https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.70.8.4581-4590.2002 CAS Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Elizalde JI, Gomez J, Panes J, Lozano M, Casadevall M, Ramirez J et al (1997) Platelet activation in mice and human Helicobacter pylori infection. J Clin Investig 100:996–1005. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI119650 CAS Article PubMed Google Scholar Byrne MF, Kerrigan SW, Corcoran PA, Atherton JC, Murray FE, Fitzgerald DJ et al (2003) Helicobacter pylori binds von Willebrand factor and interacts with GPIb to induce platelet aggregation. Gastroenterology 124:1846–1854. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(03)00397-4 CAS Article PubMed Google Scholar Peek RM Jr, Miller GG, Tham KT, Perez-Perez GI, Zhao G, Atherton JC et al (1995) Heightened inflammatory response and cytokine expression in vivo to cagA Helicobacter pylori strains. Lab Investig 73:760–770 CAS PubMed Google Scholar Download references No grant or funding was received for this work. Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso AM Dogliotti 14, 10126, Turin, Italy Antonio Ponzetto Department of Biotechnology Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Via A. Moro, 53100, Siena, Italy Natale Figura \u0026 Giulia Bernardini You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar AP conceived the writing. All authors contributed to the final manuscript and approved it. Correspondence to Antonio Ponzetto. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest as regards this work. This article does not contain any studies directly involving human patients, nor animals. It is a Letter to the Editor containing data already published by other authors and Journals. For this type of publication (a comment) formal consent is not required, as no patient were involved. Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Reprints and Permissions Ponzetto, A., Figura, N. \u0026 Bernardini, G. COVID-19, coagulopathy and venous thromboembolism: more questions than answers—comment. Intern Emerg Med (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02503-z Download citation Received: 01 September 2020 Accepted: 05 September 2020 Published: 17 September 2020 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-020-02503-z