1. Electrocardiographic Manifestations in Patients with COVID-19: Daegu in South Korea
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Dong-Gu Shin, Seongwook Han, Chan Hee Lee, Young Soo Lee, Jongmin Hwang, Hyoung-Seob Park, Myung Hwan Bae, Kyu-Hwan Park, Hyun Jun Cho, Yongkeun Cho, Se Yong Jang, Byung Chun Jung, and Han-Joon Bae
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Creatinine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Multivariate analysis ,business.industry ,medicine.drug_class ,ECG ,COVID-19 ,QT interval ,Confidence interval ,Coronavirus ,QRS complex ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Internal medicine ,Heart rate ,Internal Medicine ,Natriuretic peptide ,Cardiology ,Medicine ,PR interval ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Original Research - Abstract
Author's summary As COVID-19 spreads worldwide, cardiac injury in patients infected with COVID-19 becomes a significant concern. Thus, this study investigates the impact of several electrocardiogram parameters and disease severity in COVID-19 patients. The deceased patients showed increased dispersion of QTc and Tpe-c compared with surviving patients (78.2±41.1 vs. 40.8±24.6 ms and 60.2±37.3 vs 40.8±24.5 ms, both p, Background and Objectives As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads worldwide, cardiac injury in patients infected with COVID-19 becomes a significant concern. Thus, this study investigates the impact of several electrocardiogram (ECG) parameters and disease severity in COVID-19 patients. Methods Seven medical centers in Daegu admitted 822 patients with COVID-19 between February and April 2020. This study examined 267 patients among them who underwent an ECG test and evaluated their biochemical parameters like C-reactive protein (CRP), log N-terminal pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP), cardiac enzyme, and ECG parameters (heart rate, PR interval, QRS interval, T inversion, QT interval, and Tpe [the interval between peak to end in a T wave]). Results Those patients were divided into 3 groups of mild (100 patients), moderate (89 patients), and severe (78 patients) according to clinical severity score. The level of CRP, log NT-proBNP, and creatinine kinase-myocardial band were significantly increased in severe patients. Meanwhile, severe patients exhibited prolonged QT intervals (QTc) and Tpe (Tpe-c) compared to mild or moderate patients. Moreover, deceased patients (58; 21.7%) showed increased dispersion of QTc and Tpe-c compared with surviving patients (78.2±41.1 vs. 40.8±24.6 ms and 60.2±37.3 vs. 40.8±24.5 ms, both p
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- 2021