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SUBMITTER: Pendower L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7418852 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pendower Laura L Benedetti Giulia G Breen Karen K Karunanithy Narayan N Karunanithy Narayan N
BMJ case reports 20200811 8
We describe a case of a patient who presented to the emergency department with severe shortness of breath and was diagnosed with mild COVID-19 pneumonia and concomitant intermediate-high risk saddle pulmonary thromboembolism. Additionally, the patient had sustained a significant head injury 2 days prior due to a syncopal episode. The patient was treated successfully with catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT). The case highlights the importance of considering thromboembolic complications in COVID- ...[more]