Interpretation of arrhythmogenic effects of COVID-19 disease through ECG
Fatih Öztürk, Medeni Karaduman, Rabia Çoldur, Şaban İncecik, Yılmaz Güneş, Mustafa Tuncer
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to detect the malignant arrhythmic potential of COVID-19 with surface electrocardiographic (ECG) markers. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Of the ECG parameters PR, QT, QTc, QTd, TPe, and Tpe/QTc were measured in 51 COVID-19 patients and 40 in control subjects. RESULTS: = .006) but not with ECG parameters. CONCLUSION: Several ventricular arrhythmia surface ECG predictors including QTc, QTd, and Tpe/QTc are increased in COVID-19 patients. Since medications used in COVID-19 patients have the potential to affect these parameters, giving importance to these ECG markers may have a significant contribution in decreasing disease-related arrhythmias.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Interpretation (philosophy)CardiologyInternal medicineMedicineDiseaseVirologyComputer scienceInfectious disease (medical specialty)Programming languageCardiovascular Effects of ExerciseCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasECG Monitoring and Analysis