Open AccessSyncope, Brugada syndrome, and COVID‐19 lung disease
Author(s) -
Pasquetto Giampaolo,
Conti Giovanni Battista,
Susana Angela,
Leone Lucia Anna,
Bertaglia Emanuele
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of arrhythmia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1883-2148
pISSN - 1880-4276
DOI - 10.1002/joa3.12375
Subject(s) - medicine , brugada syndrome , syncope (phonology) , cardiology , atrioventricular block , covid-19 , emergency department , torsades de pointes , anesthesia , qt interval , disease , psychiatry , infectious disease (medical specialty)
A 52‐year‐old male with no history of familiar sudden death arrived at our Emergency Department after syncope with loss of consciousness occurred during high fever. The thoracic high‐resolution computed tomography demonstrated bilateral multiple ground‐glass opacities. The nose‐pharyngeal swab resulted positive for SARS‐CoV‐2. The 12‐lead ECG presented a “coved‐type” aspect in leads V1 and V2 at the fourth intercostal space and a first degree atrio‐ventricular block. As soon as the temperature went down, the 12‐lead ECG resumed a normal aspect, maintaining a long PR interval.