Clinical Features of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Japan　― A Case Series Study ―

Yugo Yamashita; Nobuhiro Hara; Masahiro Obana; Satoshi Ikeda; Motohiko Furuichi; Shingo Ishiguro; Takehisa Iwai; Takao Kobayashi; Makoto Mo; Norikazu Yamada

doi:10.1253/circj.CJ-20-1302

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Clinical Features of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Japan　― A Case Series Study ―

Yugo Yamashita, Nobuhiro Hara, Masahiro Obana, Satoshi Ikeda, Motohiko Furuichi, Shingo Ishiguro, Takehisa Iwai, Takao Kobayashi, Makoto Mo, Norikazu Yamada

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Yugo Yamashita
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University [Japan]
Nobuhiro Hara
Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital [Japan]
Masahiro Obana
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tokyo Rinkai Hospital [Japan]
Satoshi Ikeda
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences [Japan]
Motohiko Furuichi
Edogawa Medicare Hospital [Japan]
Shingo Ishiguro
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Matsue Hospital [Japan]
Takehisa Iwai
Tsukuba Vascular Center [Japan]
Takao Kobayashi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hamamatsu Medical Center [Japan]
Makoto Mo
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital [Japan]
Norikazu Yamada
Department of Cardiology, Kuwana City Medical Center [Japan]

Keywords: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Pulmonary embolism, Venous thromboembolism

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2021 Volume 85 Issue 3 Pages 309-313

DOI https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.CJ-20-1302

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Abstract

Background:Suspicion that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused venous thromboembolism (VTE).

Methods and Results:We conducted a case series study of 5 VTE patients with COVID-19 in Japan. The median body mass index was 27.7 kg/m², and all patients required mechanical ventilation during hospitalization. Patients were diagnosed as VTE in the intensive care unit (ICU), general ward, and outpatient ward.

Conclusions:The current case series study revealed some clinical features of VTE patients with COVID-19 in Japan, including obese patients and those requiring mechanical ventilation during hospitalization, who should be followed closely for VTE, even after leaving the ICU.

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