Pacemaker implantation in a COVID-19 patient. Balancing the patient's needs and the team's risk of exposure.
Barbara IgnatiukFabio BarattoJacopo MonticelliFrancesco BacchionGiuseppe Maria MarcheseGiampaolo PasquettoPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2020)
COVID-19 patients may have cardiovascular complications requiring invasive treatment. Pacemaker implantation procedure may be challenging because of the necessity of personal protective equipment use. We report pacemaker implantation in a 78-year-old man with severe bilateral COVID-19 interstitial pneumonia, a second degree 2:1 atrioventricular block, and concomitant aortic stenosis.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- aortic stenosis
- coronavirus disease
- case report
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction
- aortic valve replacement
- vena cava
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- left ventricular
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- coronary artery disease
- early onset
- risk factors
- heart failure
- quality improvement
- intensive care unit
- atrial fibrillation
- inferior vena cava