Electrical Storm in COVID-19

Connor O’Brien, MD; Ning Ning, MD; James McAvoy, MD; James E. Mitchell, MD; Neil Kalwani, MD; Paul Wang, MD; Duy Nguyen, MD; Risheen Reejhsinghani, MD; Angela Rogers, MD; Javier Lorenzo, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jul 2020)

Electrical Storm in COVID-19

Connor O’Brien, MD,
Ning Ning, MD,
James McAvoy, MD,
James E. Mitchell, MD,
Neil Kalwani, MD,
Paul Wang, MD,
Duy Nguyen, MD,
Risheen Reejhsinghani, MD,
Angela Rogers, MD,
Javier Lorenzo, MD

Affiliations

Connor O’Brien, MD: Division of Allergy, Pulmonology, and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California; Address for correspondence: Dr. Connor O’Brien, Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Department of Pulmonology, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Room H3143, Stanford, California 94305.
Ning Ning, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
James McAvoy, MD: Division of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
James E. Mitchell, MD: Division of Allergy, Pulmonology, and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Neil Kalwani, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Paul Wang, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Duy Nguyen, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Risheen Reejhsinghani, MD: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Angela Rogers, MD: Division of Allergy, Pulmonology, and Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Javier Lorenzo, MD: Division of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 9
pp. 1256 – 1260

Abstract

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COVID-19 is a global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. Infection is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Individuals with pre-existing cardiovascular disease or evidence of myocardial injury are at risk for severe disease and death. Little is understood about the mechanisms of myocardial injury or life-threatening cardiovascular sequelae. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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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