COVID-19 infection complicated with acute pulmonary embolism treated with percutaneous pulmonary artery thrombectomy: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease is a highly prothrombotic state. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are observed with increased incidence in patients infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus.

Case summary

A 57-year-old male patient with a recent COVID-19 infection complained of leg swelling shortly after his COVID ward discharge. A few days later he was hospitalized with acute massive PE and DVT of his left leg was diagnosed. In another facility, as the first line of treatment, the PE was managed with catheter-directed therapy (CDT) using thrombus defragmentation via 5F (French) Pigtail catheter and supraselective application of 40 mg alteplase. Following the procedure, in addition, 50 mg alteplase was

SUBMITTER: Petrov I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9214152 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature