A rare case of co-occurrence of pulmonary embolism and left ventricular thrombus in a patient with COVID-19.

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Department of Medical Education, Saint Michael's Medical Centre, New York Medical College, Newark, NJ, USA.

Published: November 2020

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The global pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has caused significant morbidity and mortality, not only causing devastating lung injury but also has an enormous effect on the cardiovascular system. The hypercoagulable state associated with coronavirus 2019 plays a major role in the disease manifestation. Venous thromboembolism including pulmonary embolism remains the most common thrombotic manifestation of the disease as compared to arterial thrombosis. Nonetheless, the co-occurrence of both venous and arterial thrombosis in a coronavirus 2019 patient, to our knowledge, has rarely been reported. Herein, we are presenting a case of co-occurrence of left ventricular thrombosis with pulmonary embolism in the setting of coronavirus 2019 with successful treatment with apixaban.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7675891PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20974534DOI Listing

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