Ramalho, Carina and Almeida, Mariana and Gomes, Francisco and Silva, Magda and Rodrigues, Silvia (2021) Cardiac Abnormalities in COVID-19 Patients: Should a Cardiac Echocardiogram be Routine? European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 8 (5). pp. 1-3. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
Current scientific evidence shows that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic events. In patients with ischaemic heart disease and heart failure, thrombi of the left ventricle can increase patient mortality, mainly due to the risk of systemic embolization. Given the hypercoagulable state associated with COVID-19, such events may be more likely. We describe a patient hospitalized for congestive heart failure and SARS-CoV-2 infection who was diagnosed with a thrombus in the left ventricle. After the thrombus was identified on echocardiography and treated with anticoagulation, it completely resolved and cardiac function improved
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, left ventricular thrombus, heart failure |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2022 17:00 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2022 17:00 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21247 |
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