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SUBMITTER: Gawalko M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7462635 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature 20200901
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel, highly transmittable and severe strain disease, which has rapidly spread worldwide. Despite epidemiological evidence linking COVID-19 with cardiovascular diseases, little is known about whether and how COVID-19 influences atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent arrhythmia in clinical practice. Here, we review the available evidence for prevalence and incidence of AF in patients infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...[more]