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Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response Following COVID-19 Nasopharyngeal Swab: A Case Report.

Michele Mattia Viscusi, Luca Ambrosio, Danilo Ricciardi, Fabio Mangiacapra, Annunziata Nusca, Luca Paolucci, Gian Paolo Ussia, Francesco Grigioni

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Michele Mattia ViscusiUnit of Cardiac Sciences, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Roma, Italy.
Luca AmbrosioOperative Research Unit of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2424-1274
Danilo RicciardiUnit of Cardiac Sciences, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Roma, Italy.
Fabio MangiacapraUnit of Cardiac Sciences, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Roma, Italy.
Annunziata NuscaUnit of Cardiac Sciences, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Roma, Italy.
Luca PaolucciUnit of Cardiac Sciences, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Roma, Italy.
Gian Paolo UssiaUnit of Cardiac Sciences, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Roma, Italy.
Francesco GrigioniUnit of Cardiac Sciences, Department of Medicine, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Via Alvaro del Portillo 21, 00128 Roma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4767-7073

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nasopharyngeal (NP) swab sampling is a simple procedure that has become extremely popular in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era, with hundreds of million specimens collected every day. However, rare but serious complications have been reported following NP swab acquisition. Here we present a case of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation associated with NP specimen collection in a healthy healthcare provider undergoing COVID-19 testing during departmental screening. This response may have been caused by an exaggerated vagal tone triggered by the trigeminocardiac reflex. Less invasive collection methods, such as saliva testing, may be warranted in predisposed individuals.

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arrhythmiaatrial fibrillationCOVID-19nasopharyngeal swabSARS-CoV-2trigeminocardiac reflex

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PMCPMC12225394

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