COVID-19 Complicated by Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Right-Sided Heart Failure

Waqas Ullah; Rehan Saeed; Usman Sarwar; Rajesh Patel; David L Fischman

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.008

COVID-19 Complicated by Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Right-Sided Heart Failure

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Jul 15;2(9):1379-1382. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.008. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

Authors

Waqas Ullah¹, Rehan Saeed¹, Usman Sarwar¹, Rajesh Patel¹, David L Fischman²

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health, Abington, Pennsylvania.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Abstract

A patient with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) developed sudden shortness of breath and hypoxia. She received a diagnosis of massive pulmonary embolism complicated by right-sided heart failure, which was successfully managed conservatively. This case marks the first report of COVID-19-induced pulmonary embolism in association with acute heart failure. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2; heart failure; pulmonary embolism.

Publication types

Case Reports