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Relation of interleukin-6 levels in COVID-19 patients with major adverse cardiac events
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 Sep 1;35(1):6-9. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1961571. eCollection 2022.ABSTRACTElevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels may correlate with disease severity in COVID-19. We analyzed whether there was an association between elevated IL-6 levels and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and/or mortality in COVID-19 patients. A retrospective chart review was performed on COVID-19 patients among four hospitals in one health system from March to May 2020, extracting information on baseline characteristics, MACE (i.e., myocardial infarction, stroke, deep venous thrombosis/pulmonary embolism, or shock requ...
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - December 30, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Nicholas Nguyen Hao Nguyen Chijioke Ukoha Lawrence Hoang Chirag Patel Farukh G Ikram Priyanka Acharya Anmol Dhillon Manavjot Sidhu Source Type: research

Bilateral pulmonary artery thrombectomy with saddle embolism and COVID-19 infection.
We present a 32-year-old man who developed a large saddle pulmonary embolus secondary to COVID-19 infection and underwent successful bilateral percutaneous pulmonary artery mechanical thrombectomy. PMID: 33100564 [PubMed]
Source: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings - August 12, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Vyas V, Kanagalingam G, Yadava S, Gambhir HS, Costanza M, Chaudhuri D Tags: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent) Source Type: research