Coronavirus pandemic is a serious public‐health issue.1,2 Many patients present mild symptoms like fever, cough, pharyngodynia, and fatigue, the minority of them (14%) develop more severe symptoms.1‐3 Even though it has been suggested that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) can cause cardiac involvement, particularly in patients with underlying risk factors and diseases, data is still scarce and controversial.1‐3 As far as left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is concerned, no reports have been published. Wedescribe two positive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) patients, affected by multiorgan comorbidities and assisted with LVAD, who favorably resolved.
COVID-19 infection in left ventricular assist device patients
Tomaso Bottio;
2020-01-01
Abstract
Coronavirus pandemic is a serious public‐health issue.1,2 Many patients present mild symptoms like fever, cough, pharyngodynia, and fatigue, the minority of them (14%) develop more severe symptoms.1‐3 Even though it has been suggested that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) can cause cardiac involvement, particularly in patients with underlying risk factors and diseases, data is still scarce and controversial.1‐3 As far as left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is concerned, no reports have been published. Wedescribe two positive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) patients, affected by multiorgan comorbidities and assisted with LVAD, who favorably resolved.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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