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Acute complicated type B aortic dissection during the New York City COVID‐19 surge
Author(s) -
Ikeda Shinichiro,
Shih Michael,
Rhee Robert Y.,
Youdelman Benjamin A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14678
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , aortic dissection , surge , coronavirus infections , cardiology , virology , aorta , disease , outbreak , meteorology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics
The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic in New York City (NYC) is dramatic. COVID‐19 cases surged, hospitals expanded to meet capacity, and NYC remains the global epicenter of this pandemic. During this unprecedented time, a young woman with known Marfan syndrome presented with an acute complicated type B aortic dissection to our Aortic Center. Using the provisional extension to induce a complete attachment technique, we treated this patient and quickly discharged her the next day to decrease the risk of COVID‐19 infection. Her progress was monitored using frequent phone calls and one office visit at two weeks.