Open AccessCharacteristics and Outcomes of Heart Transplant Recipients With Coronavirus-19 Disease in a High-volume Transplant Center
Author(s) -
Fabiana G. MarcondesBraga,
Ciro Mancilha Murad,
Deborah de Sá Pereira Belfort,
Rafael C T Dantas,
Maria Tereza S S Lira,
Carlos Aurélio Santos Aragão,
Rinaldo Focaccia Siciliano,
Sandrigo Mangini,
L. F. B. C. Seguro,
I.W. Campos,
M. Ávila,
Mariana V O Bello,
Fernanda B A Dos Santos,
Tânia Mara Varejão Strabelli,
Fábio Antônio Gaiotto,
Fernando Bacal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000003770
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , mortality rate , heart transplantation , transplantation , pediatrics
Heart transplant (HT) recipients may be at higher risk of acquiring SARS-CoV-2 infection and developing critical illness. The aim of this study is to describe characteristics and outcomes of HT recipients infected by SARS-COV-2, from a high-volume transplant center.