SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) PCR cycle threshold: can it help in the timing of urgent cardiac surgery?
Abdulaziz M AlkhulaifiShady MohammedHafeez LoneMohd WaniBassam ShomanMawahib ElhassanAsmaa AlthaniCornelia S CarrPublished in: JRSM open (2020)
We have shown that, with thorough preparations, consideration of the significance of the cycle threshold obtained on reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and meticulous timing, COVID-19 diagnosed patients may undergo open heart surgery safely.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- minimally invasive
- cardiac surgery
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- acute kidney injury
- heart failure
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- transcription factor
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease