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    <language>eng</language>
    <publisher>Science and Education Publishing</publisher>
    <journalTitle>American Journal of Medical Case Reports</journalTitle>
    <eissn>2374-216X</eissn>
    <publicationDate>2021-02-04</publicationDate>
    <volume>9</volume>
    <issue>4</issue>
    <startPage>259</startPage>
    <endPage>260</endPage>
    <doi>10.12691/ajmcr-9-4-13</doi>
    <publisherRecordId>AJMCR20219413</publisherRecordId>
    <documentType>article</documentType>
    <title language="eng">Transient Third-degree Heart Block Secondary to Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection</title>
    <authors>
      <author>
        <name>Aleem Azal Ali</name>
        <email>a.azal.ali@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Naji Maaliki</name>
        <affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Michael Omar</name>
        <affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Amy Roemer</name>
        <affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Jose Ruiz</name>
        <affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Khadeeja Esmail</name>
        <affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>
    </authors>
    <affiliationsList>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="1">Internal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine- Jacksonville</affiliationName>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="2">Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine- Jacksonville</affiliationName>
    </affiliationsList>
    <abstract language="eng">COVID-19 predominantly affects the lungs manifesting as respiratory illnesses including pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Cardiac manifestations are also being increasingly reported such as pericardial disease, myocardial injury and dysfunction, arrhythmias and conduction abnormalities. A 70-year-old male with asymptomatic COVID-19 infection developed a transient episode of complete heart block just prior to his planned discharge from hospital. There are only few case reports purporting the development of a transient complete heart block in patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 infection. However, to date, this is the first report of incidentally detected, asymptomatic COVID-19 infection manifesting as third degree heart block.</abstract>
    <fullTextUrl format="pdf">http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/9/4/13/ajmcr-9-4-13.pdf</fullTextUrl>
    <keywords language="eng">
      <keyword>Coronavirus</keyword>
      <keyword>complete heart block</keyword>
      <keyword>arrhythmia</keyword>
      <keyword>COVID-19 myocardial injury</keyword>
    </keywords>
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