"Where genetic testing is now moving is to identify risk in a number of different ways."įor example, one area of active research focuses on identifying genetic risk of sudden cardiac death in people from acquired rather than genetic causes, such as people with coronary artery problems, Dr. "Genetic testing has reached quite an advanced stage for groups at high risk of arrhythmias, such as people with a family history of heart rhythm disorders or unexpected sudden cardiac deaths," Dr. How genetic testing has advanced to predict and prevent sudden cardiac death They might need medication and/or implantable heart rhythm devices." If there is permanent damage, they may need treatment to prevent future problems or underlying heart failure. "If it is managed, simple rehabilitation should be sufficient. "It depends how persistent and severe the damage to the heart muscle," Dr. Patients who have arrhythmias with COVID may need cardiac rehabilitation or other ongoing care. Heart rhythm disorder treatment during COVID is similar to treatment under normal circumstances, but health care providers also will try to treat the underlying infection and its other complications, Dr. A subgroup will suffer ventricular arrhythmias, and those are more immediately life-threatening, he adds. "The more unwell a patient is with COVID, the more likely they are to develop arrhythmias."Ītrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that can increase the risk of stroke and heart failure, is common with severe COVID-19, Dr. For patients who have a risk of arrhythmia, prevention is the best treatment, and that's vaccination," Dr. "We know that COVID-19 appears to worsen arrhythmias in patients who have them, and that it may provoke arrhythmia. What cardiologists now know about arrhythmias and COVID-19
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