Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis of Iliocaval Thrombosis in Patients With COVID-19 Infection

Mohamad Al-Otaibi, MD; Omer Iftikhar, MD; Yevgeniy Brailovsky, DO, MSc; Parth Rali, MD; Sabrina Islam, MD, MPH; Erin Narewski, DO; Eric Choi, MD; Gary Cohen, MD; Riyaz Bashir, MD; Vladimir Lakhter, DO

JACC: Case Reports (Oct 2020)

Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis of Iliocaval Thrombosis in Patients With COVID-19 Infection

Mohamad Al-Otaibi, MD,
Omer Iftikhar, MD,
Yevgeniy Brailovsky, DO, MSc,
Parth Rali, MD,
Sabrina Islam, MD, MPH,
Erin Narewski, DO,
Eric Choi, MD,
Gary Cohen, MD,
Riyaz Bashir, MD,
Vladimir Lakhter, DO

Affiliations

Mohamad Al-Otaibi, MD: Department of Internal Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Omer Iftikhar, MD: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yevgeniy Brailovsky, DO, MSc: Division of Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
Parth Rali, MD: Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sabrina Islam, MD, MPH: Department of Cardiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Erin Narewski, DO: Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eric Choi, MD: Division of Vascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gary Cohen, MD: Department of Radiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Riyaz Bashir, MD: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Vladimir Lakhter, DO: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Address for correspondence: Dr. Vladimir Lakhter, Temple University Hospital, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, 3401 North Broad Street (9PP), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 12
pp. 2016 – 2020

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We present the characteristics and outcomes of the first 2 cases of catheter-directed thrombolysis performed in patients presenting with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)-related iliocaval thrombosis. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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