The Risk for Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients with COVID-19

Two observational studies from Wuhan suggest that COVID-19 infection is linked to a high incidence of lower-extremity DVT.

Several observational studies suggest that hospitalized patients with COVID-19 may be at heightened risk for thromboembolic complications. Two recent studies from several centers in Wuhan, China, support this hypothesis.

Zhang and colleagues reported on 143 consecutive patients with COVID-19 (mean age, 63; 48% women) who were hospitalized from January 29 to February 29, 2020, at a single academic center and who underwent lower-extremity venous ultrasound scanning. Almost half of the patients (46%) developed a lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Patients who had a DVT were on average older than patients without DVT, were more likely to have adverse clinical events, and had higher mortality (34.8% vs. 11.7%). Combining a CURB-65 scor…

Reviewing Author

Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardNovoNordisk; HealthPals; Novartis; Amgen

EquityHealthPals; Carta

Grant/Research SupportNational Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association–Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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