A suicide attempt on a left ventricular assist device patient during COVID-19 pandemic: can we only blame the virus? A case report

BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has emerged as a new threat, not only to Health Care systems but also to citizen’s freedom of movement in many developed countries. CASE SUMMARY: We report a suicidal attempt in a destination therapy left ventricular a...

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Autores principales: Jiménez-Blanco Bravo, Marta, Zamorano Gómez, José Luis, del Prado Díaz, Susana, Alonso Salinas, Gonzalo Luis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8117427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34013162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab144
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author Jiménez-Blanco Bravo, Marta
Zamorano Gómez, José Luis
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Alonso Salinas, Gonzalo Luis
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description BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has emerged as a new threat, not only to Health Care systems but also to citizen’s freedom of movement in many developed countries. CASE SUMMARY: We report a suicidal attempt in a destination therapy left ventricular assist device patient, potentially triggered by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown, highlighting the importance of regular and long-term psychological support for this vulnerable population. DISCUSSION: The psychological consequences of this pandemic, particularly in chronically ill patients, are yet to be defined.
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spelling pubmed-81174272021-05-18 A suicide attempt on a left ventricular assist device patient during COVID-19 pandemic: can we only blame the virus? A case report Jiménez-Blanco Bravo, Marta Zamorano Gómez, José Luis del Prado Díaz, Susana Alonso Salinas, Gonzalo Luis Eur Heart J Case Rep Case Report BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has emerged as a new threat, not only to Health Care systems but also to citizen’s freedom of movement in many developed countries. CASE SUMMARY: We report a suicidal attempt in a destination therapy left ventricular assist device patient, potentially triggered by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown, highlighting the importance of regular and long-term psychological support for this vulnerable population. DISCUSSION: The psychological consequences of this pandemic, particularly in chronically ill patients, are yet to be defined. Oxford University Press 2021-05-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8117427/ /pubmed/34013162 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab144 Text en Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author(s) 2021. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_modelThis article is published and distributed under the terms of the Oxford University Press, Standard Journals Publication Model (https://academic.oup.com/journals/pages/open_access/funder_policies/chorus/standard_publication_model)
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A suicide attempt on a left ventricular assist device patient during COVID-19 pandemic: can we only blame the virus? A case report
title A suicide attempt on a left ventricular assist device patient during COVID-19 pandemic: can we only blame the virus? A case report
title_full A suicide attempt on a left ventricular assist device patient during COVID-19 pandemic: can we only blame the virus? A case report
title_fullStr A suicide attempt on a left ventricular assist device patient during COVID-19 pandemic: can we only blame the virus? A case report
title_full_unstemmed A suicide attempt on a left ventricular assist device patient during COVID-19 pandemic: can we only blame the virus? A case report
title_short A suicide attempt on a left ventricular assist device patient during COVID-19 pandemic: can we only blame the virus? A case report
title_sort suicide attempt on a left ventricular assist device patient during covid-19 pandemic: can we only blame the virus? a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8117427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34013162
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab144
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