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Yasser Ali Kamal
Yasser Ali Kamal
Joined Jun 2022

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Large tricuspid valve thrombus complicating COVID-19 pneumonia
Yasser Ali Kamal
Shady E. Al-Elwany

Yasser Kamal

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June 27, 2022
Background: Hemostatic disturbances with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can predispose to tricuspid and right heart thrombi in very rare instances. Aim: We describe a 29-year-old female patient without previous cause of thrombosis who developed large tricuspid valve thrombus (TVT) and moderate-to-severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) during the course of COVID-19 infection. Materials and methods: Persistant fever and tachycardia with thrombocytopenia and high D-dimer increased the index of suspicion. The diagnosis was made by bedside transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). Surgery was performed for thrombectomy and tricuspid valve replacement with a tissue valve. Discussion and conclusion: Detection of TVT in COVID-19 patients on the basis of high index of suspicion, bedside TTE and non-invasive CMR helps early surgical treatment and subsequent reduction of mortality and hospital stay.
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