Management of Pacemaker Implantation during COVID-19 Infection

Luigi Rivetti; Roberto Mantovan; Nadir Sitta; Ricarda Marinigh; Giuseppe Allocca; Moemen Mohammed; Fausto Pizzino; Giuseppe Nucifora

doi:10.1155/2020/8833660

Management of Pacemaker Implantation during COVID-19 Infection

Case Rep Cardiol. 2020 Oct 24:2020:8833660. doi: 10.1155/2020/8833660. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Luigi Rivetti¹, Roberto Mantovan¹, Nadir Sitta¹, Ricarda Marinigh¹, Giuseppe Allocca¹, Moemen Mohammed¹, Fausto Pizzino¹, Giuseppe Nucifora¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, "S. Maria dei Battuti" Hospital, AULSS 2 Veneto, Via Brigata Bisagno, Conegliano (TV), Italy.

Abstract

The management of device implantation during the COVID-19 infection has not well defined yet. This is the first case of complete atrioventricular block in a symptomatic patient affected by the COVID-19 infection treated with early pacemaker implantation to minimize the risk of virus contagion.

Publication types

Case Reports