Abstract
The health crisis due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) shocks the
world with more than million infections and casualties. COVID-19 could
present from mild illness to multi-organ involvement, especially acute
respiratory distress syndrome. Cardiac injury and arrhythmias including
atrial fibrillation (AF) are not uncommon in COVID-19. COVID-19 is
highly contagious, and the therapy against the virus remains premature
and largely unknown. These make the management of AF patients during
pandemic particularly challenging. We here describe possible
pathophysiology link between COVID-19 and AF, and therapeutic
considerations for AF patients during this pandemic.