Right Heart Thrombus in an Adult COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report

Merlo Enrico; Grutta Giuseppe; Tiberio Ivo; Martelli Gabriele

doi:10.2478/jccm-2020-0039

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Nov 2020)

Right Heart Thrombus in an Adult COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report

Merlo Enrico,
Grutta Giuseppe,
Tiberio Ivo,
Martelli Gabriele

Affiliations

Merlo Enrico: Intensive Care Unit “U.O.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione” Department of Medicine (DIMED) Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
Grutta Giuseppe: Intensive Care Unit “U.O.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione” Department of Medicine (DIMED) Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
Tiberio Ivo: Intensive Care Unit “U.O.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione” Department of Medicine (DIMED) Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
Martelli Gabriele: Intensive Care Unit “U.O.C. Anestesia e Rianimazione” Department of Medicine (DIMED) Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2020-0039
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 4
pp. 237 – 242

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Right heart thrombus (RiHTh) can be considered a rare and severe condition associated with thromboembolic phenomena. A case is described of a COVID-19 patient presenting with an isolated thrombus in the right ventricle.

Published in The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

ISSN: 2393-1809 (Print); 2393-1817 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/jccm?tab=aims-scope

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