The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease with multi-organ involvement, including the cardiovascular system. The disease may cause several cardiovascular complications, and may increase morbidity and mortality among patients with background cardiovascular disease. Patients with advanced heart failure are often treated with left ventricular assist device (LVAD), and represent a unique population mandating multi-disciplinary approach. Several aspects of COVID-19 should be taken into account in LVAD implants, including right ventricular involvement, hemodynamic alterations, thromboembolic and haemorrhagic complications, and the psychological effects of social isolation. Patients with VAD and suspected COVID-19 should be transferred to specialized centers for better management of complications. Here, we review the implications of COVID-19 pandemic on LVAD patients with our recommendations for appropriate management.
【저자키워드】 coronavirus disease, heart failure, ventricular assist device, 【초록키워드】 COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular system, Infectious disease, novel coronavirus disease, management, Patient, complications, morbidity and mortality, Psychological, disease, hemodynamic, cardiovascular complications, thromboembolic, Effect, recommendation, implication, approach, treated, unique, assist, alterations, transferred, VAD, ventricular, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19, Device, left,