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Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection in Children with Pre-Existing Heart Disease

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  • 05/21/2025
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Authors
    Megan Simpson, Emory UniversityCatherine Collins, Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital ChicagoDustin B. Nash, Childrens Hospital of PhiladelphiaLaurie E. Panesar, Stony Brook Childrens HospitalMatthew Oster, Emory University
Language
  • English
Date
  • 2020-12-01
Publisher
  • Mosby-Elsevier
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  • © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Volume
  • 227
Start Page
  • 302
End Page
  • +
Grant/Funding Information
  • None declared
Abstract
  • We present 7 children with congenital heart disease and coronavirus disease 2019. Of these, 5 were younger than 1 year of age and 3 had atrioventricular canal defect and trisomy 21. All 7 developed acute decompensation, with 1 death in an 18-year-old with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and other comorbidities.
Author Notes
  • Correspondence: Matthew E. Oster, MD, MPH, Sibley Heart Center Cardiology, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, 2835 Brandywine Rd, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30341
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  • Health Sciences, Pathology
  • Health Sciences, Human Development
  • Health Sciences, Health Care Management

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