Electrocardiographic characteristics of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) related pneumonia at first presentation
| Autor: | R. Willems, R. Koopmans, Marc Strik, A. Bruekers, HJ Crijns, A. Massud, E. Engels, Bart Spaetgens, Thanh Trung Nguyen, S. Abu-Arib, Ronald M.A. Henry, Coen D.A. Stehouwer, Uyên Châu Nguyên, S. Dekker |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Atrial enlargement business.industry Mortality rate Atrial fibrillation Disease Arrhythmias - Electrocardiography (ECG) medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Pneumonia Physiology (medical) Internal medicine Cardiology Medicine Population study Repolarization AcademicSubjects/MED00200 medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Coronavirus |
| Zdroj: | Europace |
| ISSN: | 1532-2092 1099-5129 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/europace/euab116.023 |
| Popis: | Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Purpose To evaluate electrocardiographic (ECG) characteristics at first presentation in patients with possible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia. Methods and results 356 patients presenting at the emergency room with possible COVID-19 pneumonia based on clinical presentation and computed tomography findings were included and subdivided into a COVID-19 positive group ([COVID-19-positive], n = 231, 65%) and a COVID-19 negative group ([COVID-19-negative], n = 125, 35%) based on polymerase chain reaction tests. The study population was predominantly middle aged-elderly (67 ± 14 year; n = 235, 66% male). Mortality rate was 24% after 1-month follow-up. There were no significant (NS) differences in sex, age, and mortality between the COVID-19-positive and COVID-19-negative group. Atrial fibrillation (AF) was common (9%), though its prevalence was NS (regression analyses adjusted for age and sex) different in the COVID-19-positive vs. the COVID-19-negative group. ECG characteristics reflecting atrial enlargement and repolarization abnormalities were frequently present ( Conclusion AF and ECG characteristics reflecting atrial enlargement and repolarization abnormalities are commonly present in COVID-19 patients. The prevalence of these ECG characteristics however do NS differ from their COVID-19-negative counterparts. Abstract Figure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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