The current outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) also known as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has quickly progressed to a global pandemic. There are well-documented cardiac complications of COVID-19 in patients with and without prior cardiovascular disease. The cardiac complications include myocarditis, heart failure, and acute coronary syndrome resulting from coronary artery thrombosis or SARS-CoV-2-related plaque ruptures. There is growing evidence showing that arrhythmias are also one of the major complications. Myocardial inflammation caused by viral infection leads to electrophysiological and structural remodeling as a possible mechanism for arrhythmia. This could also be the mechanism through which SARS-CoV-2 leads to different arrhythmias. In this review article, we discuss arrhythmia manifestations in COVID-19.
Keywords: Arrhythmias; Atrial fibrillation; Coronavirus disease 2019; Middle east respiratory syndrome; QT prolongation; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Sinus bradycardia; Sinus tachycardia; Torsade de pointes; Ventricular arrhythmias; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia; Viral infection.
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