A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Gustavo Pampolha Guerreiro
, Lucas Molinari Veloso da Silveira
, Valdano Manuel
, Samuel Padovani Steffen, Fernando Bacal, [...]
Gustavo Pampolha Guerreiro
, Lucas Molinari Veloso da Silveira
, Valdano Manuel
, Samuel Padovani Steffen, Fernando Bacal, [...]
Introduction The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is rapidly increasing worldwide. Brazil is the country with the second highest number of cases, and it is considered South America’s epicenter. Cardiovascular disease is known to be an important risk factor for infection susceptibility, illness severity, and poor prognosis in COVID-19. Heart transplantation (HT) recipients may have an increased risk due to their comorbidities; however, it has been theorized that immunosuppression might protect them from the cytokine storm responsible for worse outcomes., On […]
Keywords: COVID-19/complications; Heart Transplantation; Imunossupression; Pandemics; Risk Factors; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome