4 Cases of Aortic Thrombosis in Patients With COVID-19
Bastien Woehl, Bree Lawson, Lucas Jambert, Jonathan Tousch, Afif Ghassani, A. Hamadé
Abstract
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing evidence suggests that infected patients present a high incidence of thrombotic complications. This report describes 4 cases of aortic thrombosis in patients admitted for COVID-19 infection between March 26 and April 12, 2020, in Mulhouse, France. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)ThrombosisMedicineIncidence (geometry)OutbreakPandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)CardiologyInternal medicineVirologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)OpticsPhysicsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCardiovascular Disease and AdiposityInflammasome and immune disorders