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Severe COVID-19 After Recent Heart Transplantation Complicated by Allograft Dysfunction

Authors :
Juan Vilaro, MD
Mohammad Al-Ani, MD
Diana Gomez Manjarres, MD
Jorge E. Lascano, MD
Kartik Cherabuddi, MD
Akram Y. Elgendy, MD
Mark S. Bleiweiss, MD
Alex M. Parker, MD
Mustafa M. Ahmed, MD
Juan M. Aranda, Jr., MD
Source :
JACC: Case Reports, Vol 2, Iss 9, Pp 1347-1350 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2020.

Abstract

A 50-year-old male presented with atrial flutter 25 days after heart and kidney transplantation. Rejection was excluded, but he developed severe COVID-19 infection with cardiac allograft dysfunction. Despite continued corticosteroid and tacrolimus therapy, he remained aviremic. Respiratory and myocardial functions recovered after a week of mechanical ventilation. The cardiomyopathy was stress induced. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26660849
Volume :
2
Issue :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
JACC: Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3bcdba4077c745e8a9c4bcfd0c69ecc0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.066