Remote Monitoring of Respiratory Pattern in an ICD Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia

Giovanni Malanchini; Maurizio Malacrida; Paola Ferrari; Michele Senni; Paolo De Filippo

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.012

Remote Monitoring of Respiratory Pattern in an ICD Patient With COVID-19 Pneumonia

JACC Case Rep. 2021 Jul 7;3(7):1007-1009. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.012. Epub 2021 May 5.

Authors

Giovanni Malanchini¹, Maurizio Malacrida², Paola Ferrari¹, Michele Senni³, Paolo De Filippo¹

Affiliations

¹ Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Unit, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.
² Boston Scientific Italia, Milan, Italy.
³ Cardiology Unit, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.

Abstract

A 67-year-old man with history of heart failure developed dyspnea. In this report, we describe an increase in his device-detected respiratory rate. Monitoring respiratory rate is recommended for evaluating acute cardiac decompensation, but such an algorithm could also be used to diagnose episodes of pneumonia caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 infection. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; ICD, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; PPM, pacemaker; RR, respiratory rate; RRT, respiratory rate trend; SARS-CoV-2; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2; cardiology; case report; implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; remote monitoring; respiratory rate trend.