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JACC Case Rep. The Imperfect Cytokine Storm: Severe COVID-19 with ARDS in Patient on Durable LVAD Support

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JACC Case Rep. 2020 Apr 8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.001. [Epub ahead of print]
The Imperfect Cytokine Storm: Severe COVID-19 with ARDS in Patient on Durable LVAD Support.


Chau VQ[SUP]1[/SUP], Oliveros E[SUP]1[/SUP], Mahmood K[SUP]1[/SUP], Singhvi A[SUP]1[/SUP], Lala A[SUP]1[/SUP], Moss N[SUP]1[/SUP], Gidwani U[SUP]1[/SUP], Mancini DM[SUP]1[/SUP], Pinney SP[SUP]1[/SUP], Parikh A[SUP]1[/SUP].

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Abstract

As health systems worldwide grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, patients on durable LVAD support represent a unique population at risk for the disease. We outline such a patient who developed COVID-19 complicated by "cytokine storm" with severe ARDS and myocardial injury; and describe the challenges that arose during management.
? 2020 Published by Elsevier on behalf of the American College of Cardiology Foundation.



KEYWORDS:

ARDS; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; COVID-19; LVAD; LVAD, left ventricular assist device; MODS, multiorgan dysfunction syndrome; OVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; PEA, pulseless electrical activity; PI event, pulsatility index event; RV, right ventricle; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; cytokine storm


PMID:32292915PMCID:PMC7142699DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.001
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