Key result
Acute COVID-19 infection unmasked a transient Brugada type 1 ECG pattern in a 44-year-old man despite him remaining afebrile, likely due to the systemic inflammatory response.
Why the study?
COVID-19 can unmask a Brugada pattern in febrile patients, but presentations in afebrile patients without prior history had not been described.
Case Report (n=1)
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Acute COVID-19 may unmask a Brugada ECG pattern even in the absence of fever, possibly due to the systemic inflammatory response.
May unmask Brugada pattern in afebrile COVID-19 without prior history; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
COVID-19 has been associated with significant risk for cardiac arrhythmias, particularly in patients with underlying cardiac conditions or prior histories of arrhythmia. It has been shown that a Brugada pattern can be unmasked in febrile patients with COVID-19. Herein we report a unique case of an afebrile patient without known prior history of Brugada presenting with Brugada pattern on ECG.
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Adedeji et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Acute COVID-19 and Brugada pattern (n=1). Acute COVID-19 was evaluated on Brugada pattern on ECG. Acute COVID-19 infection unmasked a transient Brugada type 1 ECG pattern in a 44-year-old man despite him remaining afebrile, likely due to the systemic inflammatory response.
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