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A Case Report of Unusually Long Episodes of Asystole in a Severe COVID-19 Patient Treated with a Leadless Pacemaker

Overview
Journal Eur Heart J Case Rep
Publisher Oxford University Press
Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
Date 2020 Oct 22
PMID 33089056
Citations 7
Authors
Ivan Cakulev
Jayakumar Sahadevan
Mohammed Najeeb Osman
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Abstract

Background: Experience has been emerging about cardiac manifestations of COVID-19-positive patients. The full cardiac spectrum is still unknown, and management of these patients is challenging.

Case Summary: We report a COVID-19 patient who developed unusually long asystolic pauses associated with atriventricular block (AV) block and atrial fibrillation who underwent leadless pacemaker implantation.

Discussion: Asystole may be a manifestation of COVID-19 infection. A leadless pacemaker is a secure remedy, with limited requirements for follow-up, close interactions, and number of procedures in a COVID-19 patient.

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