We herein report a case of large intracardiac thrombus in a child with SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19). The diagnosis of COVID-19 was confirmed through HRCT and RT-PCR. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large thrombus in the right atrium treated successfully cardiac surgery. The underlying mechanisms of this thrombus in the COVID-19 infection may be attributed to the hypercoagulation and inflammatory condition incurred by the COVID-19 virus.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7688468 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2020.579522 | DOI Listing |
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