COVID-19 complicated by pulmonary embolism treated with catheter directed thrombectomy.
Francisco Leonardo GalastriLeonardo Guedes Moreira ValleBreno Boueri AffonsoMarcela Juliano Silva CunhaRodrigo Gobbo GarciaMilton Rodrigues JuniorLeonardo Jose Rolim FerrazGustavo Faissol Janot de MatosFarah Christina de la Cruz ScarinFelipe NasserPublished in: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten (2020)
COVID-19 is a recently identified illness that is associated with thromboembolic events. We report a case of pulmonary embolism in a patient with COVID-19, treated by catheter directed thrombectomy. A 57 year old patient presented to the emergency center with severe COVID-19 symptoms and developed massive pulmonary embolism. The patient was treated with catheter directed thrombolysis (CDT) and recovered completely. Coagulopathy associated with COVID-19 is present in all severe cases and is a dynamic process. We describe a case of massive/high risk pulmonary embolism, in a patient with COVID-19 receiving full anticoagulation, who was treated by percutaneous intervention. CDT can be an additional therapeutic option in patients with COVID-19 and pulmonary embolism that present with rapid clinical collapse.