Early, Subacute Coronary Stent Thrombosis: A Complication of COVID-19 Infection

Soon after it was discovered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) blow-out very fast and became a pandemic. The usual presentation is respiratory tract infection, but cardiovascular system involvement is sometimes fatal and also a serious personal and health care bu...

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Autores principales: Sadeq Tabatabai, Nooshin Bazargani, Kamaleldin Al-Tahmody, Jasem Mohammed Alhashmi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:07d8a05afa704dc9838b7372c8323a8f2021-12-02T12:40:24ZEarly, Subacute Coronary Stent Thrombosis: A Complication of COVID-19 Infection2571-726X10.1159/000520461https://doaj.org/article/07d8a05afa704dc9838b7372c8323a8f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/520461https://doaj.org/toc/2571-726XSoon after it was discovered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) blow-out very fast and became a pandemic. The usual presentation is respiratory tract infection, but cardiovascular system involvement is sometimes fatal and also a serious personal and health care burden. We report a case of a 57-year-old man who was admitted with anterior wall acute myocardial infarction secondary to early coronary stent thrombosis and associated with COVID-19 infection. He was managed with primary coronary angioplasty and discharged home. Procoagulant and hypercoagulability status associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection is the most likely culprit. Choosing aggressive antithrombotic agents after coronary angioplasty to prevent stent thrombosis during the COVID-19 pandemic may be the answer but could be challenging.Sadeq TabatabaiNooshin BazarganiKamaleldin Al-TahmodyJasem Mohammed AlhashmiKarger Publishersarticlemyocardial infarctioncoronary stent thrombosiscovid-19 infectionMedicineRENDubai Medical Journal, Pp 1-4 (2021)
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topic myocardial infarction
coronary stent thrombosis
covid-19 infection
Medicine
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spellingShingle myocardial infarction
coronary stent thrombosis
covid-19 infection
Medicine
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Sadeq Tabatabai
Nooshin Bazargani
Kamaleldin Al-Tahmody
Jasem Mohammed Alhashmi
Early, Subacute Coronary Stent Thrombosis: A Complication of COVID-19 Infection
description Soon after it was discovered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) blow-out very fast and became a pandemic. The usual presentation is respiratory tract infection, but cardiovascular system involvement is sometimes fatal and also a serious personal and health care burden. We report a case of a 57-year-old man who was admitted with anterior wall acute myocardial infarction secondary to early coronary stent thrombosis and associated with COVID-19 infection. He was managed with primary coronary angioplasty and discharged home. Procoagulant and hypercoagulability status associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection is the most likely culprit. Choosing aggressive antithrombotic agents after coronary angioplasty to prevent stent thrombosis during the COVID-19 pandemic may be the answer but could be challenging.
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author Sadeq Tabatabai
Nooshin Bazargani
Kamaleldin Al-Tahmody
Jasem Mohammed Alhashmi
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Nooshin Bazargani
Kamaleldin Al-Tahmody
Jasem Mohammed Alhashmi
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title Early, Subacute Coronary Stent Thrombosis: A Complication of COVID-19 Infection
title_short Early, Subacute Coronary Stent Thrombosis: A Complication of COVID-19 Infection
title_full Early, Subacute Coronary Stent Thrombosis: A Complication of COVID-19 Infection
title_fullStr Early, Subacute Coronary Stent Thrombosis: A Complication of COVID-19 Infection
title_full_unstemmed Early, Subacute Coronary Stent Thrombosis: A Complication of COVID-19 Infection
title_sort early, subacute coronary stent thrombosis: a complication of covid-19 infection
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url https://doaj.org/article/07d8a05afa704dc9838b7372c8323a8f
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