RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Catheter-directed thrombolysis to treat acute pulmonary thrombosis in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e237046
DO 10.1136/bcr-2020-237046
VO 13
IS 8
A1 Laura Pendower
A1 Giulia Benedetti
A1 Karen Breen
A1 Narayan Karunanithy
YR 2020
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/8/e237046.abstract
AB 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-19 infection, independent of the severity of the associated pneumonia. The case also demonstrates the potential benefit of CDT in treating COVID-19-related thromboembolism.