Surgical management of thoracic aortic emergency with pre- and postoperative COVID-19 disease.
Makoto MoriArnar GeirssonPrashanth VallabhajosyulaRoland AssiPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2020)
The nuance of operative decision making for those in need of emergent operation during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is increasingly complex in the absence of robust data or guidelines. We present two cases of thoracic aortic emergencies with COVID-19 disease who survived high-risk operations to highlight the potential for successful outcomes even in situations compounding patient disease, morbid operation, and the added risk associated with virulent disease in the pandemic time.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- decision making
- spinal cord
- public health
- aortic valve
- healthcare
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- heart failure
- pulmonary artery
- case report
- patients undergoing
- metabolic syndrome
- pulmonary hypertension
- skeletal muscle
- type diabetes
- artificial intelligence
- risk assessment
- spinal cord injury
- atrial fibrillation
- data analysis
- weight loss
- glycemic control