Subacute dual stent thromboses in a COVID-19-positive patient

Jacques Liebenberg; Thadathilankal-Jess John; Hoosain Khalfey; Ibrahim D'Andrea; Charles Kyriakakis

doi:10.5830/CVJA-2022-003

Subacute dual stent thromboses in a COVID-19-positive patient

Cardiovasc J Afr. 2022;33(6):329-332. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2022-003. Epub 2022 Mar 24.

Authors

Jacques Liebenberg¹, Thadathilankal-Jess John², Hoosain Khalfey³, Ibrahim D'Andrea⁴, Charles Kyriakakis⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. Email: liebjurg@gmail.com.
² Division of Cardiology, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
³ Pulmonology Department, Life Vincent Pallotti, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁴ Emergency Department, Life Vincent Pallotti, Cape Town, South Africa.
⁵ Cardiology Department, Life Vincent Pallotti, Cape Town, South Africa.

Abstract

The hypercoagulable state of COVID-19 is resulting in an increasing number of unexpected venous and arterial thromboses in patients. We report a case of subacute dual coronary stent thrombosis in the setting of COVID-19 and we provide a brief review of current management recommendations.

Keywords: COVID‐19; STEMI; ST‐elevation myocardial infarction; subacute stent thrombosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / complications
Coronary Thrombosis* / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Thrombosis* / etiology
Coronary Thrombosis* / therapy
Humans
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention* / adverse effects
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention* / methods
Stents
Treatment Outcome