Bilateral pulmonary artery thrombectomy with saddle embolism and COVID-19 infection.
Vrinda VyasGowthami KanagalingamSanjay K YadavaHarvir Singh GambhirMichael CostanzaDebanik ChaudhuriPublished in: Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) (2020)
Thrombotic complications such as venous thromboembolism, ischemic stroke, and myocardial infarction have emerged as causes of significant morbidity and mortality in patients infected with COVID-19. We present a 32-year-old man who developed a large saddle pulmonary embolus secondary to COVID-19 infection and underwent successful bilateral percutaneous pulmonary artery mechanical thrombectomy.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- coronary artery
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- venous thromboembolism
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- left ventricular
- direct oral anticoagulants
- case report
- prognostic factors
- atrial fibrillation
- radiofrequency ablation