Left ventricular outflow tract thrombus in a patient with COVID-19-a ticking time bomb: a case report.
Hamza Zahid Ullah MuhammadzaiNathaniel R RosalMuhammad Arslan CheemaDonald HaasPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2022)
Hypercoagulability is a known complication of COVID-19 causing thrombi in various parts of the body including the LV. Early recognition with echocardiography, especially in patients with heart failure, and prompt treatment is key to avoid further complications such as embolization.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- heart failure
- computed tomography
- acute myocardial infarction
- case report
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- risk factors
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- mitral valve
- aortic stenosis
- left atrial
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- ejection fraction