Right Atrial Thrombus in a Patient With COVID-19

Vittorio R Terrigno; Jian Liang Tan; Devinder Singh; Sajjad A Sabir

doi:10.7759/cureus.9441

Right Atrial Thrombus in a Patient With COVID-19

Cureus. 2020 Jul 28;12(7):e9441. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9441.

Authors

Vittorio R Terrigno¹, Jian Liang Tan², Devinder Singh², Sajjad A Sabir²

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, USA.
² Cardiology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, USA.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a worldwide pandemic. Evidence suggests a strong association between COVID-19 and pro-thrombotic states. We report our experience in managing a patient with COVID-19 complicated by a right atrial thrombus. We highlight the successful use of half-dose anticoagulation in the treatment of right atrial thrombus in a patient with COVID-19. To our knowledge, this is a first reported case of right atrial thrombus in a COVID-19 patient who was treated successfully with half-dose anticoagulation.

Keywords: anticoagulation; covid 19; right atrial thrombus; thrombolytics.

Publication types

Case Reports