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BMJ Case Rep
. 2021 Jul 29;14(7):e243741.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243741.
COVID-19-associated ischaemic stroke despite use of anticoagulation
Shyam Sharma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Michael Wood[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Giosue Gulli[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
A 64-year-old female nurse was admitted to hospital following fever, cough, shortness of breath and low blood pressure. She tested positive for COVID-19 and was treated on a high-dependency unit and prescribed enoxaparin, a prophylactic anticoagulant. Eight days later, she suffered a left middle cerebral artery ischaemic stroke. Over the next 2 weeks, her condition fluctuated, eventually leading to her death. We report her case from clinical history to investigations and outcomes, and explore the potential link between coronavirus, the use of anticoagulation and ischaemic stroke.
Keywords: covid-19; stroke; warfarin therapy.
. 2021 Jul 29;14(7):e243741.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243741.
COVID-19-associated ischaemic stroke despite use of anticoagulation
Shyam Sharma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Michael Wood[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Giosue Gulli[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34326115
- DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243741
Abstract
A 64-year-old female nurse was admitted to hospital following fever, cough, shortness of breath and low blood pressure. She tested positive for COVID-19 and was treated on a high-dependency unit and prescribed enoxaparin, a prophylactic anticoagulant. Eight days later, she suffered a left middle cerebral artery ischaemic stroke. Over the next 2 weeks, her condition fluctuated, eventually leading to her death. We report her case from clinical history to investigations and outcomes, and explore the potential link between coronavirus, the use of anticoagulation and ischaemic stroke.
Keywords: covid-19; stroke; warfarin therapy.