History of heart transplantation in combination with immunosuppressive therapy and acute viral respiratory infection overlay makes the patient difficult to manage. In case of COVID-19, the setting is complicated by unknown pathogenesis, including its effect on blood, coagulation system, and lung tissue. Current case report discusses the 60-year-old patient with a COVID-19 infection occurred in the immediate postoperative period after heart transplantation.
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Vechorko, V. I., Gordeev, I. G., Gubareva, E. V., Ryndyaeva, E. V., & Averkov, O. V. (2020). Covid-19 infection after recent heart transplantation: A case report. Russian Journal of Cardiology, 25(5), 89–94. https://doi.org/10.15829/1560-4071-2020-3904
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