Electrocardiograhic characteristics in patients with coronavirus infection: A single‐center observational study

Background A global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), has emerged since December 2019, in Wuhan, China. However, electrocardiograhic (ECG) manifestations of patients with COVID‐19 have not been fully described. We aim to invest...

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Published in:Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology 2020-11, Vol.25 (6), p.e12805-n/a
Main Authors: Li, Yi, Liu, Tong, Tse, Gary, Wu, Mingxiang, Jiang, Jingjing, Liu, Ming, Tao, Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
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Abnormalities
Aged
arrhythmias
Cardiac arrhythmia
cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular diseases
China
Coronaviridae
coronavirus disease
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - complications
EKG
electrocardiogram
Electrocardiography - methods
Female
Heart diseases
Heart Diseases - complications
Heart Diseases - diagnosis
Heart rate
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Observational studies
Original
Pandemics
Patients
Prolongation
Retrospective Studies
Risk analysis
Risk Factors
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viral diseases
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Summary:Background A global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID‐19), caused by severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), has emerged since December 2019, in Wuhan, China. However, electrocardiograhic (ECG) manifestations of patients with COVID‐19 have not been fully described. We aim to investigate ECG characteristics in COVID‐19 patients and risk factors of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Methods This retrospective observational study included the patients with COVID‐19 at the Wuhan Asia General hospital between February 10, and 26, 2020. Demographic, clinical, and ECG characteristics were collected, and comparisons were made between the ICU and non‐ICU admission groups. Logistic regression was used to identify risk factors of ICU admission. Results Among 135 included patients (median age: 64 years [interquartile range: 48–72]), ST‐T abnormalities (40%) were the most common ECG feature, followed by arrhythmias (38%). Cardiovascular disease (CVD) was presented in 48% of the patients. Six (4.4%) died during hospitalization, and 23 (17.0%) were admitted to the ICU. Compared with non‐ICU group, the ICU group showed higher heart rate (p = .019) and P‐wave duration (p = .039) and was more frequently associated with CVD (p 
ISSN:1082-720X
1542-474X
DOI:10.1111/anec.12805