A case of complete heart block in a COVID-19 infected patient

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we herein report the case of an elderly female with multiple comorbidities coming with typical symptoms of the viral infection in addition to the unusual presentation of bradycardia due to complete heart block requiring pacemaker placement. This may be a rare c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of cardiology cases 2021-01, Vol.23 (1), p.27-30
Hauptverfasser: Haddadin, Faris I., Mahdawi, Tala Eneizat, Hattar, Laith, Beydoun, Hassan, Fram, Farah, Homoud, Munther
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Zusammenfassung:In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we herein report the case of an elderly female with multiple comorbidities coming with typical symptoms of the viral infection in addition to the unusual presentation of bradycardia due to complete heart block requiring pacemaker placement. This may be a rare complication of the disease but one has to keep a high index of suspicion since this virus has an ability to affect multiple organ systems with many ways yet to be uncovered.
ISSN:1878-5409
1878-5409
DOI:10.1016/j.jccase.2020.08.006