New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and Review of Literature

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 4; p. e23912
• Main Authors: Shah, Deesha, Umar, Zaryab, Ilyas, Usman, Nso, Nso, Zirkiyeva, Milana, Rizzo, Vincent
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 07.04.2022; Cureus
• Subjects: Antiviral drugs; Asthma; Blood pressure; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiology; Case reports; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Cytokines; Diabetes; Edema; Ejection fraction; Epidemiology/Public Health; Heart attacks; Heart failure; Hypertension; Hypoxia; Infections; Internal Medicine; Laboratories; Lungs; Patients; Pneumonia; Polymerase chain reaction; Pulmonary embolisms; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Sinuses; Stroke; Ultrasonic imaging; Viral infections; covid-19 infection; atrial fibrillation; new onset atrial fibrillation; covid 19; arrhythmia; covid-19 cardiovascular complications

Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many cases of arrhythmias have been reported in patients with COVID-19 infection. We present the case of a 66-year-old female with no known cardiovascular history who presented with worsening shortness of breath and productive...