Saddle pulmonary embolism and clot in transit in COVID-19 infection: a case report of catastrophic venous thromboembolism.
Shunsuke AoiAmit M KakkarYosef GolowaMichael GrushkoChristina M CoyleTarek ElrafeiMatthew D LangstonRobert T FaillaceSripal BangaloreSeth I SokolPublished in: European heart journal. Case reports (2020)
This case raises awareness to the most catastrophic form of VTE, presenting in an early phase of COVID-19 infection without the typical hyper-inflammation and severe lung injury associated with development of COVID-related coagulopathy. It also serves to inform on the critical role echocardiography has in the comprehensive evaluation and re-evaluation of hospitalized patients with COVID-19, and the importance of a multidisciplinary organized approach in clinical decision-making for this complex and poorly understood disease and its sequelae.