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Jul 28, 2026

Remdesivir treatment reduces cardiovascular complications in kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19

Study finds that kidney transplant recipients treated with remdesivir within a week of COVID-19 diagnosis and receiving at least three consecutive days of therapy experienced fewer cardiovascular complications compared to those who did not receive the antiviral treatment.

Jul 28, 2026·1 source
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  • ▪Early remdesivir treatment was associated with a 42% lower risk of cardiovascular events in adult kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19.
  • ▪In the study of 432 adult kidney transplant recipients, 43 patients experienced cardiovascular complications, including heart attacks, strokes, or cardiac-related deaths.
  • ▪The study compared 177 patients receiving at least a three-day course of intravenous remdesivir within a week of diagnosis against 255 patients who did not.

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Cardiovascular health.1Drug Approval and Clinical Trials1Infectious Disease and Outbreaks1Organ transplantation1

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