Abstract
We present a late presentation of saddle pulmonary embolism and thrombus-in-transit straddle the patent foramen on patient who successfully recovered from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (COVID-19) pneumonia. Seven days postdischarge (ie, 28 days after initial COVID-19 symptom onset), she was readmitted to hospital for severe dyspnea. Computer tomography angiogram and echocardiography confirmed the diagnosis. Severe pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic states with endothelial involvement have been reported associated with severe COVID-19 infection. However, the duration of hypercoagulable state has not yet known. This case highlights the risk of thromboembolic phenomena for prolonged periods of times after recovering from COVID-19 pneumonia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1296-1299 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Echocardiography |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2020 |
Keywords
- 2D echocardiography
- computed tomography
- embolism
- pulmonary artery
- right atrial thrombus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine