Post-COVID-19 splenic infarction in a patient with chronic atrial fibrillation: A case report.
Roham SarmadianReza GhasemikhahHossein SarmadianMahmood KhosraviSaeed HassaniPublished in: Clinical case reports (2022)
We describe splenic infarction (SI), an infrequent condition, in an 82-year-old COVID-19 patient with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF). COVID-19 may cause thrombosis, and AF is a predisposing factor for splenic infarction. Suspicion of SI may be warranted in COVID-19 patients with abdominal pain, especially if a predisposing factor exists.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- atrial fibrillation
- sars cov
- abdominal pain
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- case report
- heart failure
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- pulmonary embolism
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- mitral valve
- left ventricular