Trasplante de corazón a partir de donante positivo a SARS-CoV-2. Primer caso en México

The COVID-19 pandemic affected transplant programs by decreasing the number of procedures performed. Although they have already restarted, the lack of donors is a limitation, given the possibility of transmission of the virus. Currently, transplants have been performed under special conditions from SARS-CoV-2 positive donors. We present the case of a 58-year-old male patient with refractory heart failure secondary to residual postinfarction interventricular septal defect who received heart from a 16-year-old asymptomatic, SARS-CoV-2-positive donor. The procedure was performed without complications, with favorable postoperative evolution, discharged 15 days posttransplant. Currently asymptomatic and with no evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection. This is the first case in Mexico carried out under these conditions.