Since the first reports of SARS-CoV-2 infection in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, we have witnessed its worldwide spread, and the serious complications it caused in thousands of patients. Recipients of solid organ transplants are among the risk population due to immunosuppression. There is lack of information about the presentation, clinical course, management, and prognosis of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in these patients. We present 2 cases of heart transplant recipients who contracted SARS-CoV-2 infection and received treatment in a Cardiology Institute in Lima, Peru.

Desde los primeros reportes de la infección por SARS-CoV-2 en el mes de diciembre de 2019 en Wuhan, China, hemos sido testigos de su propagación mundial y de las graves complicaciones que ha ocasionado en miles de pacientes. En la población de riesgo se encuentran los receptores de trasplantes de órganos sólidos quienes son especialmente vulnerables por su condición de inmuno-suprimidos. Aún no existe suficiente información sobre la presentación, curso clínico, manejo y pronóstico de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) en estos pacientes. Presentamos dos casos de pacientes trasplantados cardíacos con infección por SARS-CoV-2 atendidos en un instituto de Cardiología de la ciudad de Lima, Perú.

Since the first reports of SARS-CoV-2 infection in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, we have witnessed its worldwide spread, and the serious complications it caused in thousands of patients. Recipients of solid organ transplants are among the risk population due to immunosuppression. There is lack of information about the presentation, clinical course, management, and prognosis of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in these patients. We present 2 cases of heart transplant recipients who contracted SARS-CoV-2 infection and received treatment in a Cardiology Institute in Lima, Peru.

Objective. To evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, echocardiographic, microbiological characteristics and complications of patients with complicated infective endocarditis (IE) in a Peruvian refence hospital. Material and methods. A retrospective, descriptive study was carried out reviewing the medical records of patients diagnosed with IE treated at Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular-INCOR between years 2012 and 2016; collecting clinical, imaging and laboratory variables. Results. 59 cases were included, predominantly males (66.1%) and the median age was 50 years (IQR 37-62). The most frequent comorbidities were congenital heart disease (42.3%) and the presence of a prosthetic valve (23.7%). The most frequent sign found in the physical examination was fever (69.49%) and the most common symptom was dyspnea (52.5%). The proportion of positive blood cultures was 55.9%, and in 51.5% of th...

Objetivo. Evaluar las características epidemiológicas, clínicas, ecocardiográficas, microbiológicas y complicaciones de pacientes con endocarditis infecciosa complicada, atendidos en un hospital de referencia peruano. Material y métodos. Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo, descriptivo, de pacientes con diagnóstico de endocarditis infecciosa atendidos en el Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular (INCOR) entre los años 2012 y 2016; se recolectaron sus variables clínicas, imagenológicas y de laboratorio. Resultados. Se incluyeron 59 casos, con predominio del sexo masculino (66,1%) y mediana de edad de 50 años (RIQ 37-62). Las comorbilidades más frecuentes fueron la cardiopatía congénita (42,3%) y la presencia de válvula protésica (23,7%). El signo más frecuente en el examen físico fue la fiebre (69,49%) y el síntoma más común fue la disnea (52,5%). La proporción de hemocu...

Objective. To evaluate the epidemiological, clinical, echocardiographic, microbiological characteristics and complications of patients with complicated infective endocarditis (IE) in a Peruvian refence hospital. Material and methods. A retrospective, descriptive study was carried out reviewing the medical records of patients diagnosed with IE treated at Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular-INCOR between years 2012 and 2016; collecting clinical, imaging and laboratory variables. Results. 59 cases were included, predominantly males (66.1%) and the median age was 50 years (IQR 37-62). The most frequent comorbidities were congenital heart disease (42.3%) and the presence of a prosthetic valve (23.7%). The most frequent sign found in the physical examination was fever (69.49%) and the most common symptom was dyspnea (52.5%). The proportion of positive blood cultures was 55.9%, and in 51.5% of th...