Arq. Bras. Cardiol. 2021; 117(5): 1016-1017

Cardiac Arrhythmias and COVID-19: Side-By-Side in the Pandemic

Bruno Moreira dos Santos, Luciana Sacilotto

DOI: 10.36660/abc.20210810

This Short Editorial is referred by the Research article "Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients with COVID-19".

The current pandemic caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which was first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, has changed healthcare services worldwide. According to recent reports of the World Health Organization, there are more than 224 million cases of COVID-19 in the world, with deaths surpassing 4.6 million. The exponential increase in the number of cases has caused an impact on healthcare demand, and data on COVID-19 and its treatment have been constantly updated.

Although the respiratory system is the most affected by the SARS-CoV-2, other systems are commonly involved, including the cardiovascular system, leading to myocardial injury and arrythmias.^,

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