Aortic Thrombosis Associated with Three Types of COVID-19 Vaccine

Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy; Fernando Reis Neto; Gabriela Leopoldino da Silva; Henrique Amorim Santos; Henrique Jose Pereira de Godoy

doi:10.1155/2023/3562145

Aortic Thrombosis Associated with Three Types of COVID-19 Vaccine

Case Rep Surg. 2023 Oct 25:2023:3562145. doi: 10.1155/2023/3562145. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy^{1

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4}, Fernando Reis Neto³, Gabriela Leopoldino da Silva³, Henrique Amorim Santos³, Henrique Jose Pereira de Godoy³

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Surgery Department in Medicine School of Sao Jose do Rio Preto-FAMERP-Brazil, Brazil.
² Undergraduate Medicine Course and Stricto-Sensu Postgraduate Course-FAMERP-Brazil, Brazil.
³ Vascular Surgery Discipline, FAMERP/FUNFARME-Brazil, Brazil.
⁴ CNPq (National Council for Research and Development), Brazil.

Abstract

Aortic thrombosis has been studied little in patients with COVID-19 and an association has recently been reported with the vaccine for this disease. The aim of the present study is to report five cases of aortic thrombosis at our institution within a three-month period associated with the COVID-19 vaccine. Five cases of aortic thrombosis were evaluated-three women and two men aged 29, 49, 51, 60, and 79 years. Four thrombi involved the thoracic aortic and one involved the abdominal aorta, with embolisms found in the kidneys, spleen, liver, upper limbs, and lower limbs. Embolectomy was performed on the limbs, and anticoagulant therapy was performed for the abdominal arteries. The patients recovered well and anticoagulant therapy was maintained. Aortic thrombosis is uncommon but was associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine in this case series.

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Case Reports