Title of article :
Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Post COVID-19 Infection, A Case Report
Author/Authors :
Naghshe Tabrizi, Behshad Department Of Cardiology - Farshchian Medical and Educational Heart Center - Hamedan University of Medical Science - Hamedan, Iran , Ghadimi Farah, Ali Department Of Cardiology - Farshchian Medical and Educational Heart Center - Hamedan University of Medical Science - Hamedan, Iran , Ashayer, Narges Department Of Cardiology - Farshchian Medical and Educational Heart Center - Hamedan University of Medical Science - Hamedan, Iran , Zebarjady Bagherpour, Javad Department of General Surgery - Imam Hossein Hospital - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science - Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Many centers have noticed a high number of venous thromboembolism (VTE) events among critically ill inpatients with COVID-19 pneumonia. COVID-19 infection is associated with high morbidity and mortality largely due to respiratory failure, with micro vascular pulmonary thrombosis or PE originating from the leg veins playing an additional important pathophysiological role. Having undiagnosed or untreated PE may worsen patient outcomes and use of empiric therapeutic anticoagulation in certain COVID patients who do not have PE/DVT has been advocated. Here, we report a cases of COVID-19, in which massive pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) occurred a few days after discharge?
Keywords :
Pulmonary embolism , COVID-19 , Post discharge thromboprophylaxis
Journal title :
Otorhinolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery
