Abstract:Life-threatening arrhythmias have been variably reported among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 infection. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in COVID-19 patients is an alarming concern for clinicians. Multiple factors play an important role in the development of SCA in patients with severe systemic illness. We describe a case of COVID-19 in a New York City hospital in Spring 2020 that rapidly developed SCA and, before discharge, received a single lead transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator for secondar… Show more
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