Catheter-directed thrombolysis to treat acute pulmonary thrombosis in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia

We describe a case of a patient who presented to the emergency department with severe shortness of breath and was diagnosed with mild COVID-19 pneumonia and concomitant intermediate-high risk saddle pulmonary thromboembolism. Additionally, the patient had sustained a significant head injury 2 days p...

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Autores principales: Pendower, Laura, Benedetti, Giulia, Breen, Karen, Karunanithy, Narayan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
Materias:
Novel Treatment (New Drug/Intervention; Established Drug/Procedure in New Situation)
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7418852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32784245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-237046
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Sumario:We describe a case of a patient who presented to the emergency department with severe shortness of breath and was diagnosed with mild COVID-19 pneumonia and concomitant intermediate-high risk saddle pulmonary thromboembolism. Additionally, the patient had sustained a significant head injury 2 days prior due to a syncopal episode. The patient was treated successfully with catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT). The case highlights the importance of considering thromboembolic complications in COVID-19 infection, independent of the severity of the associated pneumonia. The case also demonstrates the potential benefit of CDT in treating COVID-19-related thromboembolism.

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