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Electrical Storm With Incessant Ventricular Tachycardia in a COVID-19 Patient: Review of Current Evidence.
Doodnauth, Andrew V; Goel, Ridhima; Chen, Lu; Uppin, Vaibhavi; Malik, Zohra R; Patel, Krunal H; McFarlane, Samy I.
  • Doodnauth AV; Internal Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
  • Goel R; Internal Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
  • Chen L; Cardiology, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
  • Uppin V; Electrophysiology, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
  • Malik ZR; Internal Medicine, St. John's Episcopal Hospital, Far Rockaway, USA.
  • Patel KH; Internal Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
  • McFarlane SI; Medicine and Endocrinology, State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
Cureus ; 13(6): e15604, 2021 Jun 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1271055
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with various cardiovascular manifestations, including myocarditis, myocardial infarction, and arrhythmias. A prothrombotic state is the primary underlying pathogenic mechanism. While cardiac arrhythmias manifest more commonly amongst critically ill COVID-19 populations, ventricular arrhythmias have been reported only in few cases. This report describes a case of a 95-year-old African American man with COVID-19, who developed sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, which progressed to an electrical storm. The case highlights the importance of high clinical suspicion, early recognition of electrical abnormalities in patients with active COVID-19 infection, and its ability to precipitate fatal ventricular arrhythmia. Also, we provide a literature review on the electrical storm in COVID-19 patients, highlighting the pathophysiologic mechanisms and the management of this deadly arrhythmia.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Case report / Prognostic study / Reviews Language: English Journal: Cureus Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cureus.15604

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Case report / Prognostic study / Reviews Language: English Journal: Cureus Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Cureus.15604