Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients with COVID-19 Infection – A Single Center Study

Background: Corona virus disease (COVID-19) has been associated with different cardiac complications including cardiac arrhythmias. Arrhythmias carries a great influence on the outcomes. The pathophysiology of these manifestations remain elusive. This study was aimed to observe the incidence and outcome of cardiac arrhythmia in patients with COVID-19 infection from July 2020 to May 2021. Method: We conducted an observational study of patients ³18 years of age with a clinical diagnosis of COVID -19 infection attending Bangabandhu sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) with and without cardiac arrhythmias from July 2020 to May 2021. Patients were labeled as having arrhythmia if they had sinus bradycardia (heart rate