| Dokumentenart: | Artikel | ||||
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| Open Access Art: | DEAL (Springer) - Nicht UR | ||||
| Titel eines Journals oder einer Zeitschrift: | Clinical Research in Cardiology | ||||
| Verlag: | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG | ||||
| Ort der Veröffentlichung: | HEIDELBERG | ||||
| Band: | 109 | ||||
| Nummer des Zeitschriftenheftes oder des Kapitels: | 12 | ||||
| Seitenbereich: | S. 1531-1539 | ||||
| Datum: | 2020 | ||||
| Institutionen: | Medizin > Lehrstuhl für Herz-, Thorax- und herznahe Gefäßchirurgie | ||||
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| Stichwörter / Keywords: | REPLICATION; SENSITIVITY; FAILURE; COV; COVID-19; Heart transplantation; Immunosuppression; Mortality | ||||
| Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin | ||||
| Status: | Veröffentlicht | ||||
| Begutachtet: | Ja, diese Version wurde begutachtet | ||||
| An der Universität Regensburg entstanden: | Ja | ||||
| Dokumenten-ID: | 49774 |
Web of ScienceZusammenfassung
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. ...
Zusammenfassung
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. Methods and results A multicenter survey of all heart transplant centers in Germany evaluating the current status of COVID-19 among adult heart transplant recipients was performed. A total of 21 heart transplant patients with COVID-19 was reported to the transplant centers during the first months of the pandemic in Germany. Mean patient age was 58.6 +/- 12.3 years and 81.0% were male. Comorbidities included arterial hypertension (71.4%), dyslipidemia (71.4%), diabetes mellitus (33.3%), chronic kidney failure requiring dialysis (28.6%) and chronic-obstructive lung disease/asthma (19.0%). Most patients received an immunosuppressive drug regimen consisting of a calcineurin inhibitor (71.4%), mycophenolate mofetil (85.7%) and steroids (71.4%). Eight of 21 patients (38.1%) displayed a severe course needing invasive mechanical ventilation. Those patients showed a high mortality (87.5%) which was associated with right ventricular dysfunction (62.5% vs. 7.7%;p = 0.014), arrhythmias (50.0% vs. none;p = 0.012), and thromboembolic events (50.0% vs. none;p = 0.012). Elevated high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T- and N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide were significantly associated with the severe form of COVID-19 (p = 0.017 andp < 0.001, respectively). Conclusion Severe course of COVID-19 was frequent in heart transplanted patients. High mortality was associated with right ventricular dysfunction, arrhythmias, thromboembolic events, and markedly elevated cardiac biomarkers.
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