Cor Vasa 2023, 65(1):129-132 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2022.074

Beware of the Unexpected: Acute Coronary Thrombosis Following the Mildly Symptomatic COVID-19 Infection and Two Different Therapeutic Options

Murat Gul, Sinan Inci
Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey

COVID-19 infection was declared a pandemic in March 2020 and is responsible for high morbidity and mortality around the globe. Although the most common clinical presentation is respiratory, cardiac complications are common and create new challenges for healthcare. We discuss two mildly symptomatic outpatients with COVID-19 presenting with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and high coronary thrombus burden without atherosclerotic plaque. Our report describes two different therapeutic approaches that illustrate the challenges encountered in the management of disseminated coronary thrombosis in patients with STEMI and COVID-19. Clinicians should be aware of the high pro-coagulant state caused by COVID-19, even in mildly symptomatic outpatients, and aggressive pharmacological therapy may be an effective alternative treatment option to percutaneous coronary intervention.

Keywords: Acute coronary thrombosis, COVID-19, Therapeutic options

Received: May 23, 2022; Revised: June 20, 2022; Accepted: June 25, 2022; Published: March 1, 2023  Show citation

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Gul M, Inci S. Beware of the Unexpected: Acute Coronary Thrombosis Following the Mildly Symptomatic COVID-19 Infection and Two Different Therapeutic Options. Cor Vasa. 2023;65(1):129-132. doi: 10.33678/cor.2022.074.
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