id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-356246-4p0ok1mc Ammirati, Enrico Heart-Kidney Transplanted patient affected by COVID-19 pneumonia treated with tocilizumab on top of immunosuppressive maintenance therapy 2020-07-17 .txt text/plain 1202 67 47 title: Heart-Kidney Transplanted patient affected by COVID-19 pneumonia treated with tocilizumab on top of immunosuppressive maintenance therapy On admission day, temperature was 37.5°C, blood pressure 160/90 mm Hg, heart rate 68 beats per minute, sinus rhythm, respiratory rate (RR) of 24 breaths per minute, and oxygen saturation of 98% while the patient was receiving supplemental oxygen through a nasal cannula at a rate of 2 liters per minute. On day 3 the patient developed an acute respiratory distress syndrome and needed supplemental oxygen through a nasal cannula at a rate of 15 liters per minute with a PaO 2 of 85 mmHg and a PaO 2 /FiO 2 of 94. In conclusion, this case summarizes the potential efficacy of tocilizumab to treat heart and heart and kidney transplanted recipients affected by COVID-19 severe pneumonia with a background of a maintenance immunosuppressive regimen. ./cache/cord-356246-4p0ok1mc.txt ./txt/cord-356246-4p0ok1mc.txt