COVID-19 among heart transplant recipients in Germany: a multicenter survey

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-497747
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.49774

Rivinius, Rasmus ; Kaya, Ziya ; Schramm, René ; Boeken, Udo ; Provaznik, Zdenek ; Heim, Christian ; Knosalla, Christoph ; Schoenrath, Felix ; Rieth, Andreas ; Berchtold-Herz, Michael ; Barten, Markus J. ; Rauschning, Dominic ; Mücke, Victoria T. ; Heyl, Stephan ; Pistulli, Rudin ; Grinninger, Carola ; Hagl, Christian ; Gummert, Jan F. ; Warnecke, Gregor ; Schulze, P. Christian ; Katus, Hugo A. ; Kreusser, Michael M. ; Raake, Philip W.

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Abstract

Aims Heart transplantation may represent a particular risk factor for severe coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to chronic immunosuppression and frequent comorbidities. We conducted a nation-wide survey of all heart transplant centers in Germany presenting the clinical characteristics of heart transplant recipients with COVID-19 during the first months of the pandemic in Germany. ...