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Review
. 2021 Dec;134(12):1451-1456.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.07.004. Epub 2021 Aug 11.

Post-COVID-19 Tachycardia Syndrome: A Distinct Phenotype of Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome

Marcus Ståhlberg  1 , Ulrika Reistam  2 , Artur Fedorowski  3 , Humberto Villacorta  4 , Yu Horiuchi  5 , Jeroen Bax  6 , Bertram Pitt  7 , Simon Matskeplishvili  8 , Thomas F Lüscher  9 , Immo Weichert  10 , Khalid Bin Thani  11 , Alan Maisel  12
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Review

Post-COVID-19 Tachycardia Syndrome: A Distinct Phenotype of Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome

Marcus Ståhlberg et al. Am J Med. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

In this paper we highlight the presence of tachycardia in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome by introducing a new label for this phenomenon-post-COVID-19 tachycardia syndrome-and argue that this constitutes a phenotype or sub-syndrome in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. We also discuss epidemiology, putative mechanisms, treatment options, and future research directions in this novel clinical syndrome.

Keywords: COVID-19; Inappropriate sinus tachycardia; Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome; Tachycardia.

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Figure 1
Potential distinctions and overlaps between post-COVID tachycardia syndrome and other sub-syndromes in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome. COVID = coronavirus disease.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Examples of 24-hour Holter electrocardiogram monitoring from patients with post-COVID tachycardia syndrome due to (A) postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and (B) inappropriate sinus tachycardia. COVID = coronavirus disease.
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