Electrical Storm in a Patient with Brugada Syndrome and Coronavirus Disease 2019

Syed H. Ali, Kent R. Nilsson, Syed H. Ali

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Abstract

Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited arrhythmia syndrome characterized by right bundle branch block and dynamic ST-segment changes in precordial leads V1-V3. In patients with BrS, fever is a known trigger that may induce arrhythmia. For patients with BrS who contract coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the inflammatory response poses the risk of causing ventricular arrhythmias. The following case discusses the management of a patient with BrS presenting with electrical storm after contracting COVID-19. Treatment should be focused on aggressive anti-pyretic management along with concomitant pharmacological therapy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)5019-5023
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management
Volume13
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2022

Keywords

  • Brugada syndrome
  • COVID-19
  • fever
  • ventricular arrhythmia
  • ventricular storm

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology (medical)

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