An electrophysiological substrate of COVID-19.
J Electrocardiol
; 79: 61-65, 2023.
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ABSTRACT
SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with an increased risk of late cardiovascular (CV) outcomes. However, more data is needed to describe the electrophysiologic (EP) manifestation of post-acute CV sequelae of COVID-19. We compared two cohorts of adult patients with SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and an electrocardiogram (ECG) performed between March 1, 2020, and September 13, 2020, in a retrospective double-cohort study, "Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Covid-19" (CaVaR-Co19; NCT04555187). Patients with positive PCR comprised a COVID-19(+) cohort (n = 41; 61% women; 80% symptomatic), whereas patients with negative tests formed the COVID-19(-) cohort (n = 155; 56% women). In longitudinal analysis, comparing 3 ECGs recorded before, during, and on average 40 days after index COVID-19 episode, after adjustment for demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, baseline CV risk factors and comorbidities, use of prescription medications (including QT-prolonging drugs) before and during index COVID-19 episode, and the longitudinal changes in RR' intervals, heart rhythm, and ventricular conduction type, only in the COVID-19(+) cohort QTc increased by +30.2(95% confidence interval [CI] 0.1-60.3) ms and the spatial ventricular gradient (SVG) elevation increased by +13.5(95%CI 1.2-25.9)°. In contrast, much smaller, statistically nonsignificant changes were observed in the COVID-19(-) cohort. In conclusion, post-acute CV sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection manifested on ECG by QTc prolongation and rotation of the SVG vector upward.
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01-internacional
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Síndrome de QT Prolongado
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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J Electrocardiol
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2023
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Article