Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T181 |
0-207 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Lacking any strong evidence regarding the treatment of patients with a heart transplant infected with SARS-CoV-2, we faced a new challenge in managing the viral infection in this immunosuppressed population. |
T182 |
208-403 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Strengthened by our experience with other viral infections in patients with heart transplants, especially cytomegalovirus, we followed the same management protocol in patients with COVID-19 [17]. |
T183 |
404-577 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Our first steps consisted of reducing immunosuppressive therapy in the patients with severe clinical forms of COVID-19, i.e. those with hypoxia who required hospitalization. |
T184 |
578-660 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This strategy was adopted due to the lymphocytopenia characterizing this syndrome. |
T185 |
661-844 |
Sentence |
denotes |
For the milder form of the disease (i.e. the patient in self-quarantine at home), we opted not to reduce immunosuppression, instead implementing a close telephone monitoring protocol. |