Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with COVID-19 at CT Angiography and Relationship to d-Dimer Levels

Ian Léonard-Lorant, Xavier Delabranche, François Séverac, Julie Helms, Coralie Pauzet, Olivier Collange, Francis Schneider, Aissam Labani, Pascal Bilbault, Sébastien Molière, Pierre Leyendecker, Catherine Roy, Mickaël Ohana, Ian Léonard-Lorant, Xavier Delabranche, François Séverac, Julie Helms, Coralie Pauzet, Olivier Collange, Francis Schneider, Aissam Labani, Pascal Bilbault, Sébastien Molière, Pierre Leyendecker, Catherine Roy, Mickaël Ohana

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Flowchart of the study.
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71-year-old woman at day 3 of ICU stay for ARDS secondary to COVID-19. Pulmonary CT angiography was performed to investigate elevated of D-dimer value above 20 000 µg/L. The CT angiogram demonstrates bilateral filling defects in the main pulmonary arteries. Bilateral peripheral ground glass opacities and small areas of consolidation are present.

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