Atrial Arrhythmias in a Patient Presenting With Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Infection

J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2020 Jan-Dec:8:2324709620925571. doi: 10.1177/2324709620925571.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) that has significant potential cardiovascular implications for patients. These include myocarditis, acute coronary syndromes, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies with heart failure and cardiogenic shock, and venous thromboembolic events. We describe a Caribbean-Black gentleman with COVID-19 infection presenting with atrial arrhythmias, namely, atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation, which resolved with rate and rhythm control strategies, and supportive care.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; atrial arrhythmias; atrial fibrillation; atrial flutter; coronavirus disease 2019; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging
  • Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / therapy
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronavirus Infections / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumonia, Viral / therapy
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Thorax / diagnostic imaging