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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech
. 2020 Jun 17;6(3):348-351.
doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.06.001. eCollection 2020 Sep.
Arterial thromboembolism associated with COVID-19 and elevated D-dimer levels
Karan Garg[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Michael E Barfield[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Michael L Pezold[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mikel Sadek[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Neal S Cayne[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Joanelle Lugo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Thomas S Maldonado[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Todd L Berland[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Caron B Rockman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Glenn R Jacobowitz[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The novel coronavirus 2019 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified in January 2020 and has since evolved into a pandemic affecting >200 countries. The severity of presentation is variable and carries a mortality between 1% and 3%. We continue to learn about the virus and the resulting acute respiratory illness and hypercoagulability; however, much remains unknown. In our early experience in a high-volume center, we report a series of four cases of acute peripheral artery ischemia in patients with COVID-19 in the setting of elevated D-dimer levels.
Keywords: Arterial thromboembolism; COVID-19; D-dimer.
. 2020 Jun 17;6(3):348-351.
doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.06.001. eCollection 2020 Sep.
Arterial thromboembolism associated with COVID-19 and elevated D-dimer levels
Karan Garg[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Michael E Barfield[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Michael L Pezold[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mikel Sadek[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Neal S Cayne[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Joanelle Lugo[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Thomas S Maldonado[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Todd L Berland[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Caron B Rockman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Glenn R Jacobowitz[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32704579
- PMCID: PMC7297695
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.06.001
Abstract
The novel coronavirus 2019 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified in January 2020 and has since evolved into a pandemic affecting >200 countries. The severity of presentation is variable and carries a mortality between 1% and 3%. We continue to learn about the virus and the resulting acute respiratory illness and hypercoagulability; however, much remains unknown. In our early experience in a high-volume center, we report a series of four cases of acute peripheral artery ischemia in patients with COVID-19 in the setting of elevated D-dimer levels.
Keywords: Arterial thromboembolism; COVID-19; D-dimer.