Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 Pneumonia Who Developed Bradycardia

Autor: Dana M. Harris, Jose Valery, Launia J. White, Mohamed Omer, Claudia R. Libertin, Fernando F. Stancampiano, Michael G. Heckman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Southern Medical Journal
ISSN: 1541-8243
0038-4348
Popis: Multiple systemic abnormalities have been described in patients with coronavirus disease 2019, including various degrees of cardiovascular involvement ranging from mild myocarditis to severe pulmonary hypertension, ventricular dysfunction, and arrhythmias. This article describes the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia who developed bradycardia. Supplemental digital content is available in the text.
Objective To assess the clinical characteristics and clinical outcomes of bradycardic patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. Methods The electronic medical records of 221 consecutive patients hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia between June and September 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Patient characteristics, electrocardiographic data, and clinical and laboratory information were retrospectively collected. Patients not treated with drugs that blunt chronotropic response (nodal) were analyzed separately. Results Only patients whose heart rate was
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