Can Patients Be Transplanted or Undergo Ventricular Assist Device Placement During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Padova Perspective.
ASAIO J
; 67(4): 395-396, 2021 04 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1038314
ABSTRACT
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is nowadays an international emergency and the North-Italian regions have faced a high rate of infection and case fatality. A logistic and structural rearrangement has been required to ensure COVID-19-free areas, to save human and economic resources, and to solve all incoming urgencies. Herein, we report the Padova experience in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support implantation for severe INTERMACS class patients with satisfactory results during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Heart-Assist Devices
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Heart Transplantation
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Prosthesis Implantation
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
ASAIO J
Journal subject:
Transplantation
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Mat.0000000000001400
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