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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv
; 99(4): 1161-1164, 2022 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35018709
ABSTRACT
Device-related thrombosis and device-related endocarditis after atrial septal defect (ASD) transcatheter closure are extremely rare. It is known that COVID-19 infection could lead to a thrombotic microangiopathy-like phenomenon. We present the case of a 14-year-old female who developed fever and was found to have a thrombus on the right atrial side of the ASD closure device weeks after an asymptomatic COVID-19 infection and negative COVID-19 test 2 days before transcatheter ASD closure. Although there is no certainty that the thrombus was related to the prior COVID-19 infection, the possibility of an ongoing COVID-19-related hypercoagulable state should be entertained.