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Case Reports
. 2020 Sep;6(3):483-486.
doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.06.013. Epub 2020 Jul 17.

Acute aortic thrombosis in COVID-19

Ciro Baeza  1 , Alejandro González  1 , Patricia Torres  1 , Mateo Pizzamiglio  1 , Ana Arribas  1 , César Aparicio  1
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Case Reports

Acute aortic thrombosis in COVID-19

Ciro Baeza et al. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Acute aortic occlusion is an infrequent disease but with significant mortality. The new pandemic of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) represents a great challenge for health systems. This contagious disease is generating high infection and mortality rates in several countries. It is speculated that the inflammatory process accompanying the infection is triggered by massive macrophage activation and is associated with the development of coagulopathy. We present three cases of COVID-19 patients, treated in our hospital during a period of 2 weeks, who presented with an acute thrombosis of the infrarenal abdominal aorta.

Keywords: Acute; Aortic; Coronavirus; Infrarenal; Thrombosis.

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Fig 1
Computed tomography angiography (CTA) three-dimensional image shows extensive thrombosis of the infrarenal aorta with extension through both iliac axes.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Computed tomography angiography (CTA) three-dimensional image shows occlusion of the distal abdominal aorta and the origin of both common iliac arteries, extended through the left iliac axis to the femoral bifurcation, with a patent right iliac axis.
Fig 3
Fig 3
Computed tomography angiography (CTA) three-dimensional image shows an occlusive filling defect in the aortic bifurcation and both common iliac arteries extended through internal and external iliac arteries.
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