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World J Radiol. Jan 28, 2021; 13(1): 19-28
Published online Jan 28, 2021. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v13.i1.19
Published online Jan 28, 2021. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v13.i1.19
Systemic arterio-venous thrombosis in COVID-19: A pictorial review
Abhinaya Shankar, Baskaran Varadan, Dillibabu Ethiraj, Hemanth Sudarsanam, Srinivasan Kalyanasundaram, Department of Radiology, Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, Chennai 600044, India
Abdul Rahman Hakeem, HPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds LS97TF, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Shankar A, Varadan B, Ethiraj D and Sudarsanam H contributed in writing the article and generating figures; Hakeem AR and Kalyanasundaram S critically revised the article; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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Corresponding author: Srinivasan Kalyanasundaram, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Radiology, Dr. Rela Institute and Medical Centre, 7, CLC Works Road, Chromepet, Chennai 600044, India. srinivasan.k@relainstitute.com
Received: November 23, 2020
Peer-review started: November 23, 2020
First decision: December 7, 2020
Revised: December 13, 2020
Accepted: December 22, 2020
Article in press: December 22, 2020
Published online: January 28, 2021
Peer-review started: November 23, 2020
First decision: December 7, 2020
Revised: December 13, 2020
Accepted: December 22, 2020
Article in press: December 22, 2020
Published online: January 28, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease is a systemic illness with multi-organ system manifestations. Coagulopathy in the setting of COVID-19 has a unique pathophysiology with a propensity for both arterial and venous thrombosis. These phenomena may be clinically occult with imaging playing a vital role in detection and management. A high degree of clinical suspicion with a low threshold for cross sectional imaging can positively alter outcomes during this ongoing pandemic.