Munoz D, Malik H, Eickenhorst D, Newman S, Varughese C, Ali F. Cardiac Screening in a Young Adult Male Leading to Discovery of Post-COVID Myocarditis with Asymptomatic Large Apical Left Ventricular Thrombus.
CASE (Phila) 2021;
5:309-312. [PMID:
34712875 PMCID:
PMC8530822 DOI:
10.1016/j.case.2021.07.008]
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Abstract
A unique sequela of COVID-19 is COVID-related ventricular thrombus formation.
Diagnosis of a ventricular thrombus can only be confirmed through imaging.
COVID-related myocarditis can ultimately lead to ventricular thrombus formation.
Post-COVID cardiac screening may reveal sequelae in asymptomatic athletic individuals.
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