Malignant Arrhythmias in Patients With COVID-19: Incidence, Mechanisms, and Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who develop cardiac injury are reported to experience higher rates of malignant cardiac arrhythmias. However, little is known about these arrhythmias-their frequency, the underlying mechanisms, and their impact on mortality.

Methods

We extracted data from a registry (NCT04358029) regarding consecutive inpatients with confirmed COVID-19 who were receiving continuous telemetric ECG monitoring and had a definitive disposition of hospital discharge or death. Between patients who died versus discharged, we compared a primary composite end point of cardiac arrest from ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation or bradyarrhythmias such as atrioventricular block.

Results

Among 800 patients with COVID-19 at Mount Sinai Hos

SUBMITTER: Turagam MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7668347 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature