COVID-19 in patients recovering from cardiac surgery: A surprising mild disease course.

Alfredo G CerilloNiccolò MarchionniBeatrice BacchiPier Luigi Stefàno

Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)

Our data show that the SARS-CoV2 infection after cardiac surgery may have a benign course. Further studies are needed to investigate the relationship between the timing of the infection, some potentially protective therapies (e.g., anticoagulants), and the course of the COVID-19.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
cardiac surgery
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
acute kidney injury
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported
case control