Prevalence, Management, and Outcome of Atrial Fibrillation and Other Supraventricular Arrhythmias in COVID-19 Patients

Michele Magnocavallo, Giampaolo Vetta, Domenico G Della Rocca, Carola Gianni, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Mohamed Bassiouny, Luca Di Lullo, Armando Del Prete, Donatello Cirone, Carlo Lavalle, Cristina Chimenti, Amin Al-Ahmad, J David Burkhardt, G Joseph Gallinghouse, Javier E Sanchez, Rodney P Horton, Luigi Di Biase, Andrea Natale

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Abstract

COVID-19 mainly affects the respiratory system but has been correlated with cardiovascular manifestations such as myocarditis, heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, and arrhythmias. Cardiac arrhythmias are the second most frequent complication affecting about 30% of patients. Several mechanisms may lead to an increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias during COVID-19 infection, ranging from direct myocardial damage to extracardiac involvement. The aim of this review is to describe the role of COVID-19 in the pathogenesis of cardiac arrhythmias and provide a comprehensive guidance for their monitoring and management.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalCardiac electrophysiology clinics
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2022
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Atrial Fibrillation/surgery
  • Atrial Flutter
  • COVID-19/complications
  • Catheter Ablation/adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Prevalence
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Tachycardia, Supraventricular

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