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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2020 Oct 25;12(10):e11152.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.11152.
Extensive Thrombosis in a Severe COVID-19 Patient Despite Prophylactic Low Molecular Weight Heparin
Sherif Elkattawy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sahitya Posimreddy[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Nirmal Guragai[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mirette Habib[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Fayez Shamoon[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
D-dimer >1 mcg/L has been shown to be an independent predictor of mortality, and experts from China have recommended starting prophylactic doses of anticoagulation in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) unless contraindicated. We present a case of extensive intravascular thrombosis in an otherwise healthy patient with severe COVID-19 disease despite prophylactic anticoagulation.
Keywords: anticoagulation; covid; rv thrombus.
. 2020 Oct 25;12(10):e11152.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.11152.
Extensive Thrombosis in a Severe COVID-19 Patient Despite Prophylactic Low Molecular Weight Heparin
Sherif Elkattawy[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sahitya Posimreddy[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Nirmal Guragai[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mirette Habib[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Fayez Shamoon[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33251061
- PMCID: PMC7686921
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.11152
Abstract
D-dimer >1 mcg/L has been shown to be an independent predictor of mortality, and experts from China have recommended starting prophylactic doses of anticoagulation in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) unless contraindicated. We present a case of extensive intravascular thrombosis in an otherwise healthy patient with severe COVID-19 disease despite prophylactic anticoagulation.
Keywords: anticoagulation; covid; rv thrombus.