Pulmonary embolism: A complication of COVID 19 infection.


Journal

Thrombosis research
ISSN: 1879-2472
Titre abrégé: Thromb Res
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0326377

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
09 2020
Historique:
received: 24 04 2020
revised: 19 05 2020
accepted: 22 05 2020
pubmed: 12 6 2020
medline: 18 9 2020
entrez: 12 6 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19) has been reported in almost every country in the world. Although a large proportion of infected individuals develop only mild symptoms or are asymptomatic, the spectrum of the disease among others has been widely variable in severity. Additionally, many infected individuals were found to have coagulation markers abnormalities. This is especially true among those progressing to severe pneumonia and multi-organ failure. While the incidence of venous thromboembolic (VTE) disease has been recently noted to be elevated among critically ill patients, the incidence among ambulatory and non-critically ill patients is not yet clearly defined. Herein, we present six patients who didn't have any hypercoagulable risk factors yet presented with pulmonary embolism in association with COVID 19 infection. Furthermore, we discuss the possible underlying mechanisms of hypercoagulability and highlight the possibility of underdiagnosing pulmonary embolism in the setting of overlapping symptoms, decreased utilization of imaging secondary to associated risks, and increased turnover times. In addition, we emphasize the role of extended thromboprophylaxis in discharged patients.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32526545
pii: S0049-3848(20)30205-X
doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.05.033
pmc: PMC7247481
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Anticoagulants 0
Enoxaparin 0
Fibrinolytic Agents 0
Pyrazoles 0
Pyridones 0
apixaban 3Z9Y7UWC1J
Rivaroxaban 9NDF7JZ4M3
Tissue Plasminogen Activator EC 3.4.21.68

Types de publication

Case Reports Letter

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

79-82

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of competing interest The authors report no conflict of interests.

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Auteurs

Tamer Akel (T)

Department of Cardiology, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, 703 Main St., Paterson, NJ 07503, United States of America. Electronic address: r_akelt@sjhmc.org.

Firas Qaqa (F)

Department of Cardiology, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, 703 Main St., Paterson, NJ 07503, United States of America.

Ahmad Abuarqoub (A)

Department of Cardiology, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, 703 Main St., Paterson, NJ 07503, United States of America.

Fayez Shamoon (F)

Department of Cardiology, St. Joseph's University Medical Center, 703 Main St., Paterson, NJ 07503, United States of America.

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