A case report of unusually long episodes of asystole in a severe COVID-19 patient treated with a leadless pacemaker

BACKGROUND: Experience has been emerging about cardiac manifestations of COVID-19-positive patients. The full cardiac spectrum is still unknown, and management of these patients is challenging. CASE SUMMARY: We report a COVID-19 patient who developed unusually long asystolic pauses associated with a...

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Autores principales: Cakulev, Ivan, Sahadevan, Jayakumar, Osman, Mohammed Najeeb
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7454517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33089056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa238
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Experience has been emerging about cardiac manifestations of COVID-19-positive patients. The full cardiac spectrum is still unknown, and management of these patients is challenging. CASE SUMMARY: We report a COVID-19 patient who developed unusually long asystolic pauses associated with atriventricular block (AV) block and atrial fibrillation who underwent leadless pacemaker implantation. DISCUSSION: Asystole may be a manifestation of COVID-19 infection. A leadless pacemaker is a secure remedy, with limited requirements for follow-up, close interactions, and number of procedures in a COVID-19 patient.

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