Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antigens in the AV-Node of a Cardiac Conduction System-A Case Report.
Trop Med Infect Dis
; 7(3)2022 Mar 04.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1765930
ABSTRACT
Mounting evidence indicates that new arrhythmic events frequently occur during and after coronavirus disease (COVID-19), posing additional mortality risk in older-aged and critically ill patients. However, the underlying mechanisms and cardio pathological substrates of COVID-related arrhythmias have not been clarified yet. Here, we report findings of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigens and genes in the atrioventricular node (AV-node) of a cardiac conduction system, pointing to its direct infection as a possible arrhythmogenic factor.
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2022
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