Type A aortic syndromes in COVID-19 positive patients: Case series from a UK multicentre study.
Ana Lopez-MarcoAmer HarkyPietro G MalvindiDanilo VerdichizzoIain McPhersonMarius RomanAung OoSunil OhriPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)
COVID-19 disease in the perioperative period of type A AAS poses a challenge. Despite the increasing morbidity and mortality associated with the virus, the prognosis of the aortic disease is poorer and emergency surgery should not be contraindicated based on the COVID-19 diagnosis alone.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- aortic valve
- ejection fraction
- left ventricular
- newly diagnosed
- minimally invasive
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- healthcare
- emergency department
- public health
- pulmonary artery
- peritoneal dialysis
- patients undergoing
- coronary artery bypass
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- pulmonary arterial hypertension