COVID-19 among heart transplant recipients in Germany: a multicenter survey

Heart transplantation may represent a particular risk factor for severe coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to chronic immunosuppression and frequent comorbidities. We conducted a nation-wide survey of all heart transplant centers in Germany presenting the clinical characteristics of...

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Main Authors: Rivinius, Rasmus (Author) , Kaya, Ziya (Author) , Schramm, René (Author) , Boeken, Udo (Author) , Provaznik, Zdenek (Author) , Heim, Christian (Author) , Knosalla, Christoph (Author) , Schönrath, Felix (Author) , Rieth, Andreas (Author) , Berchtold-Herz, Michael (Author) , Barten, Markus Johannes (Author) , Rauschning, Dominic (Author) , Mücke, Victoria T. (Author) , Heyl, Stephan (Author) , Pistulli, Rudin (Author) , Grinninger, Carola (Author) , Hagl, Christian Matthias (Author) , Gummert, Jan (Author) , Warnecke, Gregor (Author) , Schulze, Paul Christian (Author) , Katus, Hugo (Author) , Kreußer, Michael (Author) , Raake, Philip (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 11 August 2020
In: Clinical research in cardiology
Year: 2020, Volume: 109, Issue: 12, Pages: 1531-1539
ISSN:1861-0692
DOI:10.1007/s00392-020-01722-w
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-020-01722-w
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Author Notes:Rasmus Rivinius, Ziya Kaya, René Schramm, Udo Boeken, Zdenek Provaznik, Christian Heim, Christoph Knosalla, Felix Schoenrath, Andreas Rieth, Michael Berchtold-Herz, Markus J. Barten, Dominic Rauschning, Victoria T. Mücke, Stephan Heyl, Rudin Pistulli, Carola Grinninger, Christian Hagl, Jan F. Gummert, Gregor Warnecke, P. Christian Schulze, Hugo A. Katus, Michael M. Kreusser, Philip W. Raake
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Summary:Heart transplantation may represent a particular risk factor for severe coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) due to chronic immunosuppression and frequent comorbidities. We conducted a nation-wide survey of all heart transplant centers in Germany presenting the clinical characteristics of heart transplant recipients with COVID-19 during the first months of the pandemic in Germany.
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ISSN:1861-0692
DOI:10.1007/s00392-020-01722-w