Acute pulmonary embolism following acute type A aortic dissection in a patient with COVID-19.
COVID-19
pulmonary embolism
type A aortic dissection
Journal
Journal of cardiac surgery
ISSN: 1540-8191
Titre abrégé: J Card Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8908809
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2021
Apr 2021
Historique:
revised:
16
01
2021
received:
22
10
2020
accepted:
18
01
2021
pubmed:
4
2
2021
medline:
24
3
2021
entrez:
3
2
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Acute aortic dissection and acute pulmonary embolism (PE) are life-threatening emergencies that can mimic each other at presentation. Immediate and accurate diagnosis of these scenarios is crucial to initiate the appropriate interventions. In this case report we present a 73-year-old patient, who was admitted to our Medical Center with acute type A aortic dissection. She was tested for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and was found to be positive. During her admission in the COVID-19 designated intensive care unit, she diagnosed with acute PE in the main right and left pulmonary arteries. She underwent surgery that included bilateral pulmonary embolectomy and aortic dissection repair. The patient was discharged from our hospital on the ninth postoperative day without any complications. Frequency of simultaneous presentation of acute aortic dissection and acute PE is increased with a history of coagulation abnormalities as seen in patients with COVID-19.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33533105
doi: 10.1111/jocs.15389
pmc: PMC8013687
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1566-1568Informations de copyright
© 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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