Characteristics and Outcomes of LVAD patients with COVID-19

The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has afflicted>4 million people in the US and carries a high mortality rate. Preexisting cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease(CAD), hypertension(HTN), diabetes mellitus(DM) and older age have been associated with an increased risk of COVID-19.1 Thromboembolic events are common during COVID-19 infection, and the approach to both prophylactic and therapeutic anticoagulation is not clear 2.

Source: Journal of Cardiac Failure - September 17, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Irina Sobol, Melana Yuzefpolskaya, Zachary Roth, Paolo C. Colombo, Evelyn Horn, Koji Takeda, Gabriel Sayer, Nir Uriel, Yoshifumi Naka Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research