Lesson by SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19): whole-body CT angiography detection of “relevant” and “other/incidental” systemic vascular findings

ConclusionsVascular involvement is not negligible in COVID-19 and should be carefully investigated as it may significantly affect disease behavior and prognosis.Key Points• Relevant vascular events were recorded in 71.4% of the study population, with pulmonary embolism being the most frequent event in ICU and non-ICU cases.• Apart from the lung, other organs such as the gut, spleen, liver, brain, and kidneys were involved with episodes of ischemic infarction. Systemic venous and arterial thrombosis occurred in 30.9% and 7.1% of cases, respectively, with venous events being significantly higher in ICU patients (p = 0 .002).• Among incidental findings, small-sized splanchnic arterial aneurysms were reported in 21.4% of the whole population.
Source: European Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research