Successful heart transplantation from a COVID‐19‐positive donor: A clinical case report

Abstract

Key Clinical Message Despite the acceptable results in patients receiving organs from COVID‐19‐positive donors, more extensive studies over a longer period are still needed for more accurate conclusions. Abstract Organ transplantation is a major concern during the current COVID‐19 pandemic worldwide. The use of COVID‐19‐positive organ donors has raised widespread concerns in the field of transplantation. In this study, we characterized the outcome of a heart transplant from an organ donor positive for COVID‐19.

Keywords

• COVID‐19
• heart transplantation
• positive COVID‐19 organ donor
• transplantation