Severe COVID-19 After Recent Heart Transplantation Complicated by Allograft Dysfunction

Severe COVID-19 After Recent Heart Transplantation Complicated by Allograft Dysfunction

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A 50-year-old male presented with atrial flutter 25 days after heart and kidney transplantation.Rejection was excluded, but he heart rate re developed severe COVID-19 infection with cardiac allograft dysfunction.Despite Personal Care 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.).