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Editor, Senior Moderator
Oxf Med Case Reports
. 2022 Mar 16;2022(3)
mac014.
doi: 10.1093/omcr/omac014. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Asystole in a COVID-19 patient without systemic illness: a case report
Joseph S Needleman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wesley L Anderson[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mitchell T Gray[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Tanya Tanawuttiwat[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Pantila V Bateman[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
There is growing evidence that patients with severe systemic illness from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at risk for developing a variety of cardiac arrhythmias. Less is known about patients with milder symptoms. Here, we report on the case of a 62-year-old male, admitted to the hospital following an episode of syncope, who experienced multiple episodes of cardiac arrest due to asystole lasting up to 30 seconds. History revealed a recent asymptomatic COVID-19 infection, and recurrent episodes of prolonged asystole necessitated permanent pacemaker placement. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient experiencing prolonged asystole. Cardiac arrhythmias in asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic COVID-19 patients may be underestimated.
. 2022 Mar 16;2022(3)
mac014.doi: 10.1093/omcr/omac014. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Asystole in a COVID-19 patient without systemic illness: a case report
Joseph S Needleman[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Wesley L Anderson[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mitchell T Gray[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Tanya Tanawuttiwat[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Pantila V Bateman[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35316994
- PMCID: PMC8931820
- DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omac014
Abstract
There is growing evidence that patients with severe systemic illness from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at risk for developing a variety of cardiac arrhythmias. Less is known about patients with milder symptoms. Here, we report on the case of a 62-year-old male, admitted to the hospital following an episode of syncope, who experienced multiple episodes of cardiac arrest due to asystole lasting up to 30 seconds. History revealed a recent asymptomatic COVID-19 infection, and recurrent episodes of prolonged asystole necessitated permanent pacemaker placement. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient experiencing prolonged asystole. Cardiac arrhythmias in asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic COVID-19 patients may be underestimated.