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cord-299888-ig0gy5e9	Ooi, M.W.X.	Pulmonary thromboembolic disease in COVID-19 Patients on CT Pulmonary Angiography –Prevalence, pattern of disease and relationship to D-dimer	2020-10-06		.txt	text/plain	1852	129	52	OBJECTIVES: To define the prevalence of pulmonary thromboembolic (PTE) disease diagnosed on CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in COVID-19 patients. To assess distribution of PTE and to evaluate for association between severity of COVID-19 disease, D-dimer values and incidence of PTE. The incidence of venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia on intensive care unit (ITU) has been reported as 25% [6] . Studies have also reported increased frequency of pulmonary thromboembolic disease (PTE) in COVID-19 patients. We also sought to evaluate association between severity of COVID-19 disease graded on CT, D-dimer values and incidence of PTE. At the end of April, our institution published anticoagulation guidelines suggesting that any patient with suspected COVID-19 infection, high clinical suspicion of PTE and a D-dimer level between 500-3000mcg/mL should receive prophylactic dose LMWH and CTPA.	./cache/cord-299888-ig0gy5e9.txt	./txt/cord-299888-ig0gy5e9.txt