COVID-19 and Arrhythmias: A Review of Cardiac Electrophysiology Associated with SARS-CoV-2

Abstract

Description Coronavirus infectious disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become one of the most recognized viral illnesses to date. Most people infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) have a benign clinical course, but there have also been catastrophic outcomes. Although, notoriously known to affect the respiratory system, extra-pulmonary manifestations have also been established. An increasing number of people have been reported to present with cardiac manifestations, which include but are not limited to arrhythmias. The cardiac conduction system can be damaged by various mechanisms in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. In this review, we will attempt to briefly describe the arrhythmogenic potential of SARS-CoV-2 and the factors that play a key role in the electrophysiological pathology seen in COVID-19.

Alteraciones electrocardiográficas en pacientes hospitalizados con COVID-19

“…Numerosas investigaciones han relacionado la presencia de alteraciones electrocardiográficas con un aumento de la mortalidad en pacientes hospitalizados con CO-VID-19 27,29,30 . Así, los trabajos de Yang 31 y Wang et al 32 evidenciaron la disminución de la supervivencia en aquellos con alteraciones del ECG en comparación con los que presentaban un ECG normal.…”