Open AccessPatterns of thromboembolic pulmonary vascular disease in COVID‐19
Author(s) -
Shahin Yousef,
Rajaram Smitha,
Parkash Vivak,
Wild James M,
Kiely David G,
Swift Andrew J
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pulmonary circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.791
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 2045-8940
DOI - 10.1177/2045894020979198
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , covid-19 , thrombosis , cardiology , thromboembolic disease , vascular disease , perfusion , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
SARS‐CoV‐2 (COVID‐19) is associated with increased thrombosis. Here, we demonstrate patterns of pulmonary vascular disease in COVID‐19 including classical acute pulmonary embolism and subsegmental perfusion defects in the absence of acute pulmonary embolism suggestive of microvascular thrombosis.