Nowo wykryta arytmia komorowa u ozdrowieńca po chorobie koronawirusowej 2019

Cardiac complications are counted among the complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in hospitalized patients. However, the data of non-hospitalized COVID-19 convalescents’ population is scant. This study presents a case of a 42-year-old woman with no medical history who underwent SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2) infection at 16 March 2020. She had a fever (38 degrees Celsius) and dyspnoea that resolved after chloroquine administration so the patient was not hospitalized. One week later she reported palpitations and fatigue of functional class II New York Heart Association despite negative repeated polymerase chain reaction results (23 rd March, 1 st April). Within 6 weeks she was referred to a cardiologist. The laboratory test results revealed slightly increased high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide. On electrocardiogram (ECG), single ventricular extrasystoles of right bundle branch block shape were observed. 24-hrs ECG Holter monitoring revealed additionally symptomatic periods of bigeminy and 4.2 thousands of ventricular extrasystoles. The cardiac magnetic resonance showed typical post-inflammatory myocardial changes with no active inflammation. No pharmacotherapy was applied. The symptoms have ceased. In the 4th month, 24-hrs ECG Holter revealed the recovery from arrhythmia. The presented case showed that long-term medical observation is worth to be considered even for non-hospitalized patients with a mild course of SARS-CoV-2 infection.