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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul;190(1):e37-e38.
doi: 10.1111/bjh.16849. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

First COVID-19 maternal mortality in the UK associated with thrombotic complications

Irshad Ahmed  1 , Ahamed Azhar  1 , Nashwa Eltaweel  1 , Bee K Tan  1   2
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Case Reports

First COVID-19 maternal mortality in the UK associated with thrombotic complications

Irshad Ahmed et al. Br J Haematol. 2020 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: pregnancy; public health; thrombosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no competing interests.

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(A) Non‐contrasted CT scan of the head with intracranial angiogram showing established acute infarcts in the PCA territories bilaterally extending to the left hippocampus and left and midbrain; hyperdense clots in the basilar artery and P1 segment of the left PCA on the non‐contrasted CT brain which are confirmed with cessation of contrast in the angiogram. (B) CT scan of the chest with pulmonary angiogram showing right lower lobar pulmonary embolism; extensive bilateral ground‐glass and patchy solid consolidation in keeping with established COVID‐19 infection.
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