Delayed pulmonary embolism after COVID-19 pneumonia: a case report.
Laurence JeselThomas CardiHalim MarzakAlexandre SchatzLoïc FaucherLélia GrunebaumOlivier MorelLaurence JeselPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)
Worsening respiratory status in COVID-19 patients must encourage physicians to search for PE since SARS-CoV-2 infection may act as a precipitant risk factor for VTE. Patients may thus require more aggressive and longer thromboprophylaxis after COVID-19 related hospitalization.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- venous thromboembolism
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- inferior vena cava
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- direct oral anticoagulants
- intensive care unit
- drug induced
- patient reported