1. Right Ventricular Clot in Transit in COVID-19
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Sanjum S. Sethi, MD, MPH, Robert Zilinyi, MD, Philip Green, MD, Andrew Eisenberger, MD, Daniel Brodie, MD, Cara Agerstrand, MD, Koji Takeda, MD, Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, SM, Sahil A. Parikh, MD, and Erika B. Rosenzweig, MD
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clot in transit ,pulmonary embolism ,right ventricle ,thrombus ,vascular disease ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is associated with a prothrombotic state in infected patients. After presenting a case of right ventricular thrombus in a patient with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), we discuss the unique challenges in the evaluation and treatment of COVID-19 patients, highlighting our COVID-19–modified pulmonary embolism response team algorithm. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
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- 2020
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