Acute pulmonary embolism in a patient with mild COVID-19 symptoms: a case report.
Norberto B FioriniFernando GaragoliRosana C BustamanteRodolfo PizarroPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2021)
Venous thromboembolism in patients who present with severe COVID-19 symptoms has already been described in the literature; its incidence is greater in patients hospitalized in intensive care units. Efforts to prevent VTE based on risk scores are widely recognized. However, the relationship in patients who present with mild COVID-19 symptoms and VTE is still unknown. Recently, experts on this field have introduced thromboprophylaxis guidelines including ambulatory patients based on the severity of COVID-19 symptoms and pro-thrombotic risk. Our patient showed no major risk for developing VTE; therefore, the VTE could be associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection or the eventual pro-thrombotic association with the concomitant use of OCPs.
Keyphrases
- venous thromboembolism
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- pulmonary embolism
- end stage renal disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- intensive care unit
- peritoneal dialysis
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- systematic review
- blood pressure
- prognostic factors
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- inferior vena cava
- liver failure
- respiratory failure
- hepatitis b virus
- quality improvement
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- aortic dissection