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Predisposition or Protection? COVID-19 in a Patient on LVAD Support with HIV/AIDS
- Source :
- Jacc. Case Reports, JACC: case reports, 2(9):1337-1341
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Published by Elsevier on behalf of the American College of Cardiology Foundation., 2020.
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Abstract
- There is a desperate search to discover effective therapies against COVID-19. Patients with HIV/AIDS comprise a unique population whose clinical course may provide insights into the effects of ART on COVID-19. We describe the case of a patient with HIV/AIDS on LVAD support who was hospitalized and recovered from COVID-19.<br />Graphical abstract
- Subjects :
- mechanical circulatory support
LVAD
LDH, lactate dehydrogenase
antiretroviral therapy
MERS, Middle East respiratory syndrome
SMART, Strategies for Management of Antiretroviral Therapy
Article
AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
RT-PCR, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction
Coronavirus disease
IL, interleukin
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus
ART, antiretroviral therapy
CRP, c-reactive protein
COVID-19
coronavirus disease
HIV/AIDS
LVAD, left ventricular assist device
SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome
CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
COVID-19, coronavirus disease
SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26660849
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Jacc. Case Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmc.dedup.....aa95717317635d31ab0794a034eb6205