Affiliation:
1. Resident Doctor, Department of Radio-diagnosis Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Sciences and Research & Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College; Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
2. Professor, Department of Radio-diagnosis Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Sciences and Research & Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College; Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
3. * Assistant Professor, Department of Radio-diagnosis Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Sciences and Research & Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College; Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Abstract
Objectives: To correlate the lung parenchymal involvement in COVID-19 patients and the incidence of thrombosis, determine type of thrombosis
and the level of pulmonary system involved. Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography (CTPA) was Methods: performed in 50 COVID19 positive patients. The patients were stratied into positive and negative for thrombosis. The type of thrombosis, level of the pulmonary system
involvement and other factors like d-dimer levels and presence of co-morbidities were taken into account in patients who had thrombosis. Results:
There is an increased incidence of thrombosis among the patients with higher severity of COVID-19, increased d-dimer levels and presence of
comorbidities. Amongst the arterial system, the segmental branches were most commonly involved and partial thrombosis was the most commonly
encountered type of thrombosis. Increased severity of COVID-19 pneumonia along with other fac Conclusion: tors like elevated d-dimer levels
and presence of comorbidities lead to an increased incidence of thrombosis in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
Subject
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