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Bradycardia Related to Remdesivir During COVID-19: Persistent or Permanent?

Remdesivir is an antiviral that inhibits RNA-dependent RNA polymerases of coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is a cornerstone of therapy for hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially those worsening from a respir...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Maheshwari, Mani, Athiraman, Hemanthkumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8675592/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34956798
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19919
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Sumario:Remdesivir is an antiviral that inhibits RNA-dependent RNA polymerases of coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is a cornerstone of therapy for hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), especially those worsening from a respiratory standpoint despite being started on antibiotics, dexamethasone, zinc, and vitamin C. This is a case report describing two COVID-19-positive patients with bradycardia after starting remdesivir. Once remdesivir was discontinued, one patient corrected to normal sinus rhythm, and the other continued with persistent bradycardia.