Heavy lone coronary artery thrombosis treated by stent retriever, in the setting of COVID-19 infection

Elias B Hanna; James Rossen; Alicia S Eustes; Sanjana Dayal

doi:10.1002/ccd.30084

Heavy lone coronary artery thrombosis treated by stent retriever, in the setting of COVID-19 infection

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 Feb;99(2):457-461. doi: 10.1002/ccd.30084. Epub 2022 Jan 18.

Authors

Elias B Hanna¹, James Rossen², Alicia S Eustes³, Sanjana Dayal³

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Section, University of Iowa Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
² Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Section, University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
³ Section of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Abstract

We present a case of heavy lone coronary thrombosis in the setting of COVID-19 infection. We highlight the special angiographic, ultrasonographic, and histological features of this thrombus, and we describe the application of carotid stent retriever for its removal.

Keywords: COVID-19; myocardial infarction; stent retriever; thrombectomy; thrombosis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Coronary Thrombosis* / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Thrombosis* / etiology
Coronary Thrombosis* / therapy
Coronary Vessels
Humans
SARS-CoV-2
Stents
Thrombectomy
Treatment Outcome

Abstract

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