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Mortality in solid organ transplant recipients with COVID-19: More than meets the eye

Year: 2021

Type: letter

Abstract: We read with interest the study by Heldman and colleagues 1 showing that, similar to the trends observed in the general population, mortality in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients with COVID-19 significantly declined over time.Within the limitations associated with the study's retrospective nature, this finding supports the concept that advances in care and COVID-19 therapies improved outcomes in SOT recipients.The accompanying editorial of this article 2 questions whether mortality in SOT is, in fact, lower than in the general population.This is an intriguing question, based on the hypothesis that chronic immunosuppression limits the detrimental effects of the uncontrolled anti-SARS-CoV2 response, including "cytokine storm" and

Source: American Journal of Transplantation

DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16942

Authors: Umberto Maggiore, Leonardo V. Riella, Jamil Azzi, Paolo Cravedi

Institutions: University of Parma, Ospedale di Parma, Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,300

OpenAlex ID: W4206702726

Cites: 8

Cited by: 11

Related to: 10