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Less is More: Managing Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia in a Patient with SARS-CoV2 Infection

1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center- Brooklyn, NY 11203

2Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center- Brooklyn, NY 11203

3Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Veteran Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn, NY 11209

4Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Veteran Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Manhattan Campus, New York, NY and Department of Cardiology, New York University, School of Medicine 10010


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020, Vol. 8 No. 11, 389-393
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-8-11-3
Copyright © 2020 Science and Education Publishing

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Paul Madaj, Lu Chen, Yuvraj Singh Choudhury, Robert M Donnino, Cristina A Mitre. Less is More: Managing Non-Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia in a Patient with SARS-CoV2 Infection. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2020; 8(11):389-393. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-8-11-3.

Correspondence to: Cristina  A Mitre, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Veteran Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System, Brooklyn Campus, Brooklyn, NY 11209. Email: cristina.mitre@va.gov

Abstract

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has changed our lives and reshaped our approach to management of various cardiovascular diseases. Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia, most often seen in patients with structural heart disease. If underlying ischemia is suspected, coronary angiography is usually performed on a non-elective basis. In patients with active COVID-19, additional risks of the procedure must be considered for patients and for operators. This case illustrates the management of suspected ischemic VT and discusses the dilemma physicians must face in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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