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Increased risk of heart rhythm disruption after COVID-19

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Individuals infected with COVID-19 are also at an increased risk of suffering from heart rhythm disturbances, such as atrial fibrillation, according to a new study.

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Large-scale study finds increased risk of heart rhythm disruption after COVID-19

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Individuals infected with COVID-19 are also at an increased risk of suffering from heart rhythm disturbances, such as atrial fibrillation. This is shown in a new study published in European Heart Journal Open by researchers from Umeå University, Sweden, in one of the largest studies of its kind in the world.

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Impact of COVID-19 on patients awaiting ablation for atrial fibrillation

Open Heart

Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation services were significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We also sought to understand factors influencing QoL, particularly the impact of COVID-19, on patients awaiting AF ablation, via a bespoke questionnaire. –74.1;

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Atrial fibrillation and COVID-19: an analysis of the ambulatory database

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder in clinical practice. In this study, an electronic database of outpatients with AF, including patients with a history of COVID-19 infection was analyzed in order to assess the most significant risk factors for complications.

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The association between COVID-19 infection and incident atrial fibrillation: results from a retrospective cohort study using a large US commercial insurance database

Open Heart

Background We sought to examine a 1-year incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) among patients with SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) in comparison to those with non-COVID-19 acute upper respiratory infection (AURI). For each comparison, we applied a matching weights technique to balance covariates.

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Prospective arrhythmia surveillance after a COVID-19 diagnosis

Open Heart

Background Cardiac arrhythmias have been observed among patients hospitalised with acute COVID-19 infection, and palpitations remain a common symptom among the much larger outpatient population of COVID-19 survivors in the convalescent stage of the disease. Median monitoring duration was 13.2 (IQR

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A systematic review and meta?analysis of new?onset atrial fibrillation in the context of COVID?19 infection

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Abstract New-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) in COVID-19 raises significant clinical and public health issues. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to compile and analyze the current literature on NOAF in COVID-19 and give a more comprehensive understanding of the prevalence and outcomes of NOAF in COVID-19.