COVID-19 resulting in bilateral pulmonary emboli and a right ventricular thrombus: association or causation? A case report.
Jason G KaplanArjun S KanwalRyan MalekJohn Q DickeyRichard KeirnBryan ZweigDavid MinterPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)
SARS-CoV-2 presents primarily with pulmonary symptoms; however, many patients, particularly those who are severely ill, exhibit adverse events related to hypercoagulability. The exact mechanism explaining this hypercoagulable state has yet to be elucidated, but these thrombotic events have been linked to the increased inflammation caused by SARS-CoV-2. This novel viral illness is still largely misunderstood, but the hypercoagulable state, seen in severely ill patients, appears to play a major role in disease progression and prognosis.