Emergency Room admission |
Patient complained of lower limb pain, and acute left lower limb ischaemia was diagnosed. A nasopharyngeal swab for COVID-19 was performed, as per hospital protocol. Routine ECG showed inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. |
30 min after admission |
A total-body angioCT scan was performed, showing thrombotic occlusion of the left common iliac artery, thrombosis of a branch of the pulmonary artery, and interstitial pneumonia. |
60 min after admission |
The patient was transferred to the Cath Lab to perform primary PCI of the right coronary artery |
2 h after admission |
The patient was transferred to the vascular surgery operating theatre to perform left iliac artery thrombectomy. |
4 h after admission |
The patient was transferred to the COVID area of the hospital. Aspirin, clopidogrel, and enoxaparin were prescribed. The patient did not complain of dyspnoea. |
2 days after admission |
The patient developed acute right lower limb ischaemia, with diagnosis of thrombotic occlusion of the right common iliac artery. |
3 days after admission |
The patient died of multiorgan failure. |