The Imperfect Cytokine Storm: Severe COVID-19 With ARDS in a Patient on Durable LVAD Support.
JACC Case Rep
; 2(9): 1315-1320, 2020 Jul 15.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-399793
ABSTRACT
As health systems worldwide grapple with the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, patients with durable LVAD support represent a unique population at risk for the disease. This paper outlines the case of such a patient who developed COVID-19 complicated by a "cytokine storm" with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and myocardial injury and describes the challenges that arose during management.
ARDS; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; COVID-19; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; LVAD; LVAD, left ventricular assist device; MODS, multiorgan dysfunction syndrome; PEA, pulseless electrical activity; RV, right ventricle; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2; cytokine storm
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JACC Case Rep
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2020
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