COVID-19-associated heart failure electrocardiogram

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  • There is no specific electrocardiographic sign for acute heart failure in COVID-19 patients.
  • The ECG may help in identifying preexisting cardiac abnormalities and precipitating factors such as ischemia, myocarditis, and arrhythmias.
  • These ECG findings may include:
    • Low QRS Voltage
    • Left ventricular hypertrophy
    • Left atrial enlargement
    • Left bundle branch block
    • Poor R progression
    • ST-T changes