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Case Reports
. 2020 Aug:67:10-13.
doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.05.031. Epub 2020 May 29.

COVID-19-Related Aortic Thrombosis: A Report of Four Cases

Diego Gomez-Arbelaez  1 , Gabriela Ibarra-Sanchez  1 , Ania Garcia-Gutierrez  1 , Alejandra Comanges-Yeboles  1 , Marina Ansuategui-Vicente  1 , Jose Antonio Gonzalez-Fajardo  2
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Case Reports

COVID-19-Related Aortic Thrombosis: A Report of Four Cases

Diego Gomez-Arbelaez et al. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

COVID-19 may predispose patients to an increased risk of thrombotic complications through various pathophysiological mechanisms. Most of the reports on a high incidence of thrombotic complications are in relation to deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, while the evidence about arterial thrombosis in patients with COVID-19 is limited. We describe 4 cases of aortic thrombosis and associated ischemic complications in patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Computed tomographic image of aortic thrombosis in the four reported cases.
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