Spontaneous Acute Aortic Thrombosis in SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Giovanni Tinelli; Simona Sica; Francesca Montanari; Francesco Franceschi; Marcello Covino; Domenico Dionisio; Loris Flora; Yamume Tshomba

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2021.04.010

Spontaneous Acute Aortic Thrombosis in SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Ann Vasc Surg. 2021 Aug:75:136-139. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2021.04.010. Epub 2021 Apr 30.

Authors

Giovanni Tinelli¹, Simona Sica², Francesca Montanari², Francesco Franceschi³, Marcello Covino³, Domenico Dionisio⁴, Loris Flora⁴, Yamume Tshomba²

Affiliations

¹ Unit of Vascular Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: giovanni.tinelli@policlinicogemelli.it.
² Unit of Vascular Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
³ Emergency Medicine, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Unit of Vascular Surgery, AORN San Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy.

Abstract

Introduction: The SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates. The impact of thrombotic complications has been increasingly recognized as an important component of this disease.

Case reports: We describe four cases of spontaneous acute aortic thrombosis in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection observed from March to December 2020 at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Gemelli IRCCS in Rome, Italy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Diseases / etiology*
Aortic Diseases / surgery
COVID-19 / complications*
COVID-19 / diagnosis
Embolectomy
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Male
Thrombectomy
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis / etiology*
Thrombosis / surgery
Treatment Outcome