Atrial Flutter in Patient With Critical COVID-19

Matteo Bertini, MD, PHD; Francesco Vitali, MD; Michele Malagù, MD; Claudio Rapezzi, MD, PHD

JACC: Case Reports (Jan 2021)

Atrial Flutter in Patient With Critical COVID-19

Matteo Bertini, MD, PHD,
Francesco Vitali, MD,
Michele Malagù, MD,
Claudio Rapezzi, MD, PHD

Affiliations

Matteo Bertini, MD, PHD: Cardiological Center, University of Ferrara, S. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy; Address for correspondence: Dr. Matteo Bertini, Cardiological Center, University of Ferrara, S. Anna Hospital, Via Aldo Moro 8, 44124 Cona–Ferrara, Italy.
Francesco Vitali, MD: Cardiological Center, University of Ferrara, S. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
Michele Malagù, MD: Cardiological Center, University of Ferrara, S. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
Claudio Rapezzi, MD, PHD: Cardiological Center, University of Ferrara, S. Anna Hospital, Ferrara, Italy; Maria Cecilia Hospital, Gruppo Villa Maria Care & Research, Cotignola, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 162 – 164

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We report the case of a patient critically ill with coronavirus disease–2019 (COVID-19) in which atrial flutter with high ventricular response rate occurred, contributing to worsening of the respiratory distress. After failure of noninvasive rate and rhythm control strategies, successful transcatheter ablation was performed and the respiratory distress of the patient improved. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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