Secondary bacterial infections are a leading factor triggering New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in intubated ICU Covid-19 ARDS patients

• Main Authors: George E. Zakynthinos (Author), Vasiliki Tsolaki (Author), Nikitas Karavidas (Author), Vassileios Vazgiourakis (Author), George Dimeas (Author), Konstantinos Mantzarlis (Author), George Vavougios (Author), Demosthenes Makris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cardiac arrhythmias, mainly atrial fibrillation (AF), is frequently reported in COVID-19 patients, more often in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, yet causality has not been virtually explored. Moreover, non-Covid ICU patients frequently present AF, sepsis being the major trigger. We a...