Importance: As the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic accelerates, our hospitals have become overwhelmed.
Objective: To describe detection of COVID-19 in asymptomatic hospitalized individuals awaiting advanced therapies for HF and the management of complications of COVID-19.
Design: We present a unique case report of hospital-acquired COVID-19 in a patient on temporary mechanical circulatory support.
Main outcome: Despite intensive care and monitoring, he developed rapid progression of hypoxic respiratory failure which led to his death.
Conclusion: This case highlights various considerations for a patient with temporary MCS. It illustrates the high risk for development of COVID-19 for vulnerable hospitalized patients.
Keywords: COVID-19; Mechanical circulatory support device; SARS -CoV -2.
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