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Perspectives on Cardiopulmonary Critical Care for COVID-19 Patients: From Members of the American Heart Association Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation. Journal of the American Heart Association Maron, B. A., Gladwin, M. T., Bonnet, S. n., De Jesus Perez, V. n., Perman, S. M., Yu, P. B., Ichinose, F. n. 2020: e017111

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), marks a global event that will permanently reshape implementation of intensive care medicine. As of June 4, 2020, there are 6,606,455 reported cases of COVID-19 including 388,556 fatalities spanning 215 countries and territories, although epidemiological data remain incomplete. Early autopsy reports emphasize proximal airway and distal airspace involvement, including alveolar epithelial inflammation and capillary thickening.

View details for DOI 10.1161/JAHA.120.017111

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