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COVID-19: A Potential Risk Factor for Acute Pulmonary Embolism Cover

COVID-19: A Potential Risk Factor for Acute Pulmonary Embolism

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Open Access
|Apr 2020

Abstract

A COVID-19–positive patient presented with pleuritic chest pain and cough and was found to have acute pulmonary embolisms (APEs). There has been an increase in observational reports of venous thromboembolic events in patients who are positive for COVID-19, especially in the setting of elevated inflammatory markers. The possibility of COVID-19 as an independent risk factor for APEs should be further explored in this novel pandemic.

Language: English
Page range: 155 - 157
Published on: Apr 1, 2020
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2020 Angel I. Martin, Gaurav Rao, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License.