Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918

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Paroxysmal Atrioventricular Block in a Relatively Young Patient with COVID-19
Masami AbeSuguru ChibaSayuri KataokaYoshikatsu GimaChikashi NagoSho HatanoToshiya ChinenKentaro NakamuraNaoto MiyagiMasakazu NakaeAkiko MatsuzakiHiroki Uehara
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Article ID: 6237-20

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Abstract

Cardiac involvement has been reported in patients with COVID-19. We herein report a 41-year-old man who presented with recurrent paroxysmal atrioventricular block without showing significant cardiac injuries or comorbidities. The patient was diagnosed with COVID-19 and admitted to our hospital, where he was noted to have paroxysmal atrioventricular block. Cardiac biomarkers, echocardiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging findings were fairly normal. An endomyocardial biopsy performed before the implantation of a permanent pacemaker revealed mild myocardial fibrosis without inflammatory infiltrates. The unusual myocardial involvement of the novel coronavirus was suspected.

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