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JACC Case Rep
; 2(9): 1347-1350, 2020 Jul 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32835277
ABSTRACT
A 50-year-old male presented with atrial flutter 25 days after heart and kidney transplantation. Rejection was excluded, but he developed severe COVID-19 infection with cardiac allograft dysfunction. Despite continued corticosteroid and tacrolimus therapy, he remained aviremic. Respiratory and myocardial functions recovered after a week of mechanical ventilation. The cardiomyopathy was stress induced. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).