COVID-19 infection after recent heart transplantation: a case report
coronavirus, atypical pneumonia, 2019ncov, SARS-CoV-2, immunosuppression, Heart failure, hypercoagulation, atrial thrombosis
History of heart transplantation in combination with immunosuppressive therapy and acute viral respiratory infection overlay makes the patient difficult to manage. In case of COVID-19, the setting is complicated by unknown pathogenesis, including its effect on blood, coagulation system, and lung tissue. Current case report discusses the 60-year-old patient with a COVID-19 infection occurred in the immediate postoperative period after heart transplantation.
O. V. Averkov, V. I. Vechorko, I. G. Gordeev, E. V. Gubareva, E. V. Ryndyaeva
Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system