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Hamostaseologie 2022; 42(03): 195-197
DOI: 10.1055/a-1476-7907
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Thrombosis and Dissection of the Abdominal Arteries Associated with Infarcts of Solid Organs in a Patient with COVID-19: A Novel Clinical Entity

Davide Voci
1   Clinic of Angiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
,
Evy Micieli
1   Clinic of Angiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
,
Fabian A. Johner
1   Clinic of Angiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
,
Nils Kucher
1   Clinic of Angiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
,
Stefano Barco 
1   Clinic of Angiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Abstract

The clinical spectrum of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ranges from asymptomatic cases to severe pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome. COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic complications, notably pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis. Arterial cardiovascular complications and myocarditis have also been described in association with COVID-19, but appear to be less prevalent. In this report of a 57-year-old man with multiple splanchnic infarctions, arterial dissections and COVID-19 as the sole potential trigger, we describe a novel type of complications and put it in the context of a growing literature on this topic.

Keywords

COVID-19 - thrombosis - anticoagulation - dissection - splanchnic infarction - splanchnic thrombosis

Note

The present work was conducted at the Clinic of Angiology of the University Hospital Zurich (Switzerland) and was not funded.




Publication History

Received: 23 December 2020

Accepted: 06 April 2021

Article published online:
22 June 2021

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