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. 2020 Jul 15;2(9):1245-1249.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.04.007. Epub 2020 Apr 16.

Transient Brugada-Like Electrocardiographic Pattern in a Patient With COVID-19

Mladen I Vidovich  1
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Transient Brugada-Like Electrocardiographic Pattern in a Patient With COVID-19

Mladen I Vidovich. JACC Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 61-year-old man presented with fever, shortness of breath, and new chest pain. An electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed Brugada-like ECG pattern. Emergent coronary angiography demonstrated normal coronary arteries. He was subsequently diagnosed with COVID-19. After a few days he felt better and the ECG Brugada-like pattern resolved.

Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19, coronavirus disease-2019; ECG; ECG, electrocardiogram; STEMI; chest pain; fever.

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Portable Chest Radiograph Demonstrating a Diffuse Bilateral Interstitial Pattern AP = anteroposterior.
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Electrocardiogram Demonstrating Brugada Type I Pattern Note the absence of reciprocal changes.
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Angiographically Normal Dominant Right Coronary Artery
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Angiographically Normal Left Coronary System
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Electrocardiogram Demonstrating Narrow Complex Tachycardia With Brugada Type I Pattern
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Electrocardiogram Demonstrating Resolution of Brugada-Like Pattern in Right Precordial Leads
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