Observational studyActa anaesthesiologica Scandinavica2021
Cardiac arrhythmias in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019: A retrospective population-based cohort study.
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- Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation and Associated Mortality Among Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence of arrhythmias and associated factors among COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit at COVID-19 treatment centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2022. A cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Autonomic Dysfunction Associated With COVID-19: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation · 2024Review
- Pathophysiological correlations between SARS-CoV-2 and arrhythmogenesis: a literature review.Germs · 2024Review
- Prognostic value of ECG monitor findings in COVID-19.Open heart · 2023Article
- Impact of congenital heart disease on outcomes among pediatric patients hospitalized for COVID-19 infection.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Interaction of COVID-19 With Common Cardiovascular Disorders.Circulation research · 2023Review
- Long-Term Mortality after New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in COVID-19.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Effects of COVID-19 on Arrhythmia.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2022Review
- The impact of Covid-19 on cardiovascular health.Nursing in critical care · 2022Article
- Prevalence, Outcomes, and Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias in COVID-19 Patients.Cardiac electrophysiology clinics · 2022Review
- Cardiovascular System during SARS-CoV-2 Infection.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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- Cardiac arrhythmias in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019: A retrospective population-based cohort study.Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica · 2021Observational
- Prevalence and Impact of Atrial Fibrillation in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Incidence and Clinical Outcomes of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Critically lll Patients with COVID-19: A Multicenter Cohort Study - New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation and COVID-19.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/HemostasisArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be associated with cardiac arrhythmias in hospitalized patients, but data from the ICU setting are limited. We aimed to describe the epidemiology of cardiac arrhythmias in ICU patients with COVID-19.
methodsWe conducted a multicenter, retrospective cohort study including all ICU patients with an airway sample positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome corona-virus 2 from March 1st to June 1st in the Capital Region of Denmark (1.8 million inhabitants). We registered cardiac arrhythmias in ICU, potential risk factors, interventions used in ICU and outcomes.
resultsFrom the seven ICUs we included 155 patients with COVID-19. The incidence of cardiac arrhythmias in the ICU was 57/155 (37%, 95% confidence interval 30-45), and 39/57 (68%) of these patients had this as new-onset arrhythmia. Previous history of tachyarrhythmias and higher disease severity at ICU admission were associated with cardiac arrhythmias in the adjusted analysis. Fifty-four of the 57 (95%) patients had supraventricular origin of the arrhythmia, 39/57 (68%) received at least one intervention against arrhythmia (eg amiodarone, IV fluid or magnesium) and 38/57 (67%) had recurrent episodes of arrhythmia in ICU. Patients with arrhythmias in ICU had higher 60-day mortality (63%) as compared to those without arrhythmias (39%).
conclusionNew-onset supraventricular arrhythmias were frequent in ICU patients with COVID-19 and were related to previous history of tachyarrhythmias and severity of the acute disease. The mortality was high in these patients despite the frequent use of interventions against arrhythmias.
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