Electrical Storm in COVID-19

Connor O'Brien; Ning Ning; James McAvoy; James E Mitchell; Neil Kalwani; Paul Wang; Duy Nguyen; Risheen Reejhsinghani; Angela Rogers; Javier Lorenzo

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.032

Electrical Storm in COVID-19

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Jul 15;2(9):1256-1260. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.032. Epub 2020 May 29.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Allergy, Pulmonology, and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
³ Division of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

Abstract

COVID-19 is a global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. Infection is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Individuals with pre-existing cardiovascular disease or evidence of myocardial injury are at risk for severe disease and death. Little is understood about the mechanisms of myocardial injury or life-threatening cardiovascular sequelae. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: AF, atrial fibrillation; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; DCCV, direct current cardioversion; ECG, electrocardiogram; PMVT, polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2; cardioversion; electrocardiogram; preserved ejection fraction; ventricular fibrillation; ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

Case Reports