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Heart Lung
. 2020 Sep 21;49(6):808-811.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.08.021. Online ahead of print.
Rapid Deterioration of Hospital-Acquired COVID-19 in a Patient on Extracorporeal Left Ventricular Assist Support
Estefania Oliveros[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kiran Mahmood[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Maroun Yammine[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Vinh Chau[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Arieh Fox[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sanam Ahmed[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Anelechi Anyanwu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sean Pinney[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Donna Mancini[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anuradha Lala[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Maya Barghash[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Importance: As the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic accelerates, our hospitals have become overwhelmed.
Objective: To describe detection of COVID-19 in asymptomatic hospitalized individuals awaiting advanced therapies for HF and the management of complications of COVID-19.
Design: We present a unique case report of hospital-acquired COVID-19 in a patient on temporary mechanical circulatory support.
Main outcome: Despite intensive care and monitoring, he developed rapid progression of hypoxic respiratory failure which led to his death.
Conclusion: This case highlights various considerations for a patient with temporary MCS. It illustrates the high risk for development of COVID-19 for vulnerable hospitalized patients.
Keywords: COVID-19; Mechanical circulatory support device; SARS -CoV -2.
. 2020 Sep 21;49(6):808-811.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.08.021. Online ahead of print.
Rapid Deterioration of Hospital-Acquired COVID-19 in a Patient on Extracorporeal Left Ventricular Assist Support
Estefania Oliveros[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Kiran Mahmood[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Maroun Yammine[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Vinh Chau[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Arieh Fox[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sanam Ahmed[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Anelechi Anyanwu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sean Pinney[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Donna Mancini[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Anuradha Lala[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Maya Barghash[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33010519
- DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.08.021
Abstract
Importance: As the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic accelerates, our hospitals have become overwhelmed.
Objective: To describe detection of COVID-19 in asymptomatic hospitalized individuals awaiting advanced therapies for HF and the management of complications of COVID-19.
Design: We present a unique case report of hospital-acquired COVID-19 in a patient on temporary mechanical circulatory support.
Main outcome: Despite intensive care and monitoring, he developed rapid progression of hypoxic respiratory failure which led to his death.
Conclusion: This case highlights various considerations for a patient with temporary MCS. It illustrates the high risk for development of COVID-19 for vulnerable hospitalized patients.
Keywords: COVID-19; Mechanical circulatory support device; SARS -CoV -2.