• Lucas Molinari Veloso da Silveira, Gustavo Pampolha Guerreiro, Luiz Augusto Ferreira Lisboa, Omar Asdrúbal Vilca Mejía, Luís Roberto Palma Dallan, Luís Alberto Oliveira Dallan, and Fabio B Jatene.
• Cardiovascular Surgery Division, Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (InCor-HCFMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
• Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc. 2020 Dec 1; 35 (6): 1003-1006.

AbstractSince the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in March 2020, the number of people infected with COVID-19 worldwide increases continuously. Brazil is being followed with great concern in the international media, as it can, very soon, be the epicenter of the pandemic. Initial surgical data suggest that patients who acquire COVID-19 in the perioperative period are prone to a higher morbidity and mortality, however, evidence in cardiac surgery is still scarce. This article aims to aggregate to the growing evidence suggesting that perioperative infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 contributes to a more morbid evolution of the case.

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