Pacemaker implantation in a COVID‐19 patient. Balancing the patient’s needs and the team’s risk of exposure

COVID‐19 patients may have cardiovascular complications requiring invasive treatment. Pacemaker implantation procedure may be challenging because of the necessity of personal protective equipment use. We report pacemaker implantation in a 78‐year‐old man with severe bilateral COVID‐19 interstitial p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ignatiuk, Barbara, Baratto, Fabio, Monticelli, Jacopo, Bacchion, Francesco, Marchese, Giuseppe Maria, Pasquetto, Giampaolo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
Materias:
Cardiac Arrhythmia Spot Light
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7896481/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33664916
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12480
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Sumario:COVID‐19 patients may have cardiovascular complications requiring invasive treatment. Pacemaker implantation procedure may be challenging because of the necessity of personal protective equipment use. We report pacemaker implantation in a 78‐year‐old man with severe bilateral COVID‐19 interstitial pneumonia, a second degree 2:1 atrioventricular block, and concomitant aortic stenosis.[Image: see text]

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