A Retrospective Multicenter Study of Arterial Thromboembolic Events in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: Incidence and Imaging Characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Throughout the pandemic, it has become evident that COVID-19 should be recognized as a systemic disease that can affect the coagulation system, potentially resulting in arterial thrombotic events (ATE) with partially bulky free-floating clots. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and imaging characteristics of ATE in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 using clinical and imaging data.

Methods

From January 2020 to May 2021, databases of five German tertiary care centers were retrospectively screened for COVID-19 patients with coincidental ATE. ATE were analyzed for localization, time of occurrence, imaging characteristics, and associations with clinical data and laboratory parameters.

Results

Out of 3267 patients, 110 ATE (102 patients, mean age, 72

SUBMITTER: Schinz D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12454460 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature