COVID-19 and Pulmonary Emboli: A Case Series and Literature Review
Introduction: There is recent evidence that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection results in a prothrombotic state that may increase the risk of venous thromboembolism. Both COVID-19 infection and pulmonary emboli can present with dyspnoea, tachypnoea, hypoxaemia and an elevated D-dimer. Ide...
Main Authors: | James Greenan-Barrett, Adrian Perera |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2020-08-01
|
Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0hj7b1dh |
Similar Items
-
Bilateral pulmonary emboli in an amateur kick boxer: A case report and literature review
by: Elabbass A. Abdelmahmuod, et al.
Published: (2021-09-01) -
Pulmonary micro-tumor emboli resulting in paradoxical emboli: a case report
by: Louis-Vincent Morin-Thibault, et al.
Published: (2018-02-01) -
Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis: A case series and review of literature
by: Deependra K Rai, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01) -
Increased pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19: a case series and literature review
by: Sonia Hesam-Shariati, et al.
Published: (2021-06-01) -
Cardiac Arrest Secondary to Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli following Arteriovenous Fistula Thrombectomy: A Case Report with Review of the Literature
by: Avni Shah, et al.
Published: (2012-01-01)