TY - JOUR
T1 - COVID-19 and Acute Pulmonary Embolism
T2 - A Case Series and Brief Review
AU - Hughes, Kelly
AU - Hussaini, Zeba
AU - Shah, Mahek K.
AU - Hilton, Robert
AU - Oxman, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Southern Society for Clinical Investigation
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - The SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19, is responsible for the current global pandemic and has resulted in the death of over 400,000 in the United States. Rates of venous thromboembolism have been noted to be much higher in those infected with COVID-19. Here we report a case-series of COVID-19 patients with diverse presentations of pulmonary embolism (PE). We also briefly describe the pathophysiology and mechanisms for pulmonary embolism in COVID-19. These cases indicate a need to maintain a high index of suspicion for PE in patients with COVID-19, as well as the need to consider occult COVID-19 infection in patients with PE in the right clinical circumstance.
AB - The SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19, is responsible for the current global pandemic and has resulted in the death of over 400,000 in the United States. Rates of venous thromboembolism have been noted to be much higher in those infected with COVID-19. Here we report a case-series of COVID-19 patients with diverse presentations of pulmonary embolism (PE). We also briefly describe the pathophysiology and mechanisms for pulmonary embolism in COVID-19. These cases indicate a need to maintain a high index of suspicion for PE in patients with COVID-19, as well as the need to consider occult COVID-19 infection in patients with PE in the right clinical circumstance.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjms.2020.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.amjms.2020.12.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 33773760
AN - SCOPUS:85103111219
SN - 0002-9629
VL - 361
SP - 646
EP - 649
JO - American Journal of the Medical Sciences
JF - American Journal of the Medical Sciences
IS - 5
ER -