Hussain, Murtaza and Awuah, Dominic and Deliwala, Smit and Alkotob, Mohammed Luay and Seedahmed, Elfateh and Bachuwa, Ghassan (2022) The Management of Acute Onset Complete Heart Block and Atrial Flutter in a Patient with COVID-19. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 9 (2). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected millions of people worldwide. Its cardiac presentations include myocarditis, arrhythmias and structural heart changes even in young and healthy individuals. The long-term sequelae of these manifestations are unknown. We describe a unique combination of complete heart block and atrial flutter in the setting of COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2 virulence mechanisms can cause fibrosis in the myocardium resulting in loss of sinus node dominance. The paradoxical finding of atrial flutter and complete heart block is very rare. Prompt cardiac evaluation and electrophysiological testing are important. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (cMRI) and endomyocardial biopsies are the gold standard investigations. Anticoagulation should be administered until atrioventricular synchrony is achieved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Complete heart block, atrial flutter, COVID-19 |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2022 12:29 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Apr 2022 12:29 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21790 |
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