Higher Incidence of Stroke in Severe COVID-19 Is Not Associated With a Higher Burden of Arrhythmias: Comparison With Other Types of Severe Pneumonia

Higher Incidence of Stroke in Severe COVID-19 Is Not Associated With a Higher Burden of Arrhythmias: Comparison With Other Types of Severe Pneumonia

Aims: Thromboembolic events, including stroke, are typical complications of COVID-19. Whether arrhythmias, frequently described in severe COVID-19, are disease-specific and thus promote strokes is unclear. We investigated the occurrence of arrhythmias and stroke during rhythm monitoring in criticall...

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Main Authors: Peter Jirak, Zornitsa Shomanova, Robert Larbig, Daniel Dankl, Nino Frank, Clemens Seelmaier, Dominyka Butkiene, Michael Lichtenauer, Moritz Mirna, Bernhard Strohmer, Jan Sackarnd, Uta C. Hoppe, Jürgen Sindermann, Holger Reinecke, Gerrit Frommeyer, Lukas J. Motloch, Rudin Pistulli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
arrhythmias
atrial fibrillation
stroke
pneumonia
ventricular tachycardia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.763827/full

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