Right Ventricular Clot in Transit in a Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia Successfully Treated with Thrombolytics.

Yaman Alali Ian JacksonAbedel Rahman AnaniMarisa VargheseMuhammad Ebrahim KhanSuchitra Pilli

Published in: Case reports in critical care (2022)

Clot in transit is rare but can occur in COVID-19 patients even in the absence of traditional thromboembolism risk factors. Management includes systemic anticoagulation, systemic thrombolysis, and surgical embolectomy. Our patient was successfully treated with systemic thrombolysis.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
pulmonary embolism
sars cov
risk factors
case report
acute ischemic stroke
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
atrial fibrillation
venous thromboembolism
intensive care unit
drug induced
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation