Management of heart transplant candidates in the time of COVID-19 pandemic: Looking for answers

Am J Transplant. 2020 Oct;20(10):2956-2957. doi: 10.1111/ajt.16091. Epub 2020 Jun 12.

Authors

Renato Pascale¹, Filippo Trapani¹, Luciano Potena², Sofia Martin-Suarez³, Pierluigi Viale¹, Maddalena Giannella¹

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
² Heart Failure and Transplant Program, Cardiology Unit, Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
³ Heart Failure and Transplant Program, Cardiac Surgery Unit, Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; heart transplant; solid organ transplant; transplant recipients.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / embryology
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Heart Failure / surgery*
Heart Transplantation*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / embryology
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Preoperative Care / methods*
SARS-CoV-2
Transplant Recipients*