Background: Studies addressing the utility of cardiac telemetry monitoring for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia (PNA) is sparse. Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 PNA are at higher risk for cardiac complications (1-3), thus many hospitals instituted mandatory cardiac telemetry monitoring for patients hospitalized with COVID-19 PNA. However, there is scant data assessing the utility of cardiac [...]

Background: Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is the most common cause of wide complex tachycardia and a potentially fatal cardiac rhythm disorder. Ventricular arrhythmias, including VT, cause approximately 25% of sudden cardiac deaths. Some studies have proposed a dose-response relationship between VT burden and risk of mortality; however, these studies may have been limited by the inclusion [...]

Case Presentation: A 39-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented to the ED with dyspnea on exertion, palpitations, orthopnea, lightheadedness, anxiety, 100-pound weight loss over a 2-year period, and swelling in his left lower extremity. Upon admission, the patient was tachycardic and tachypneic. EKG was significant for new onset atrial fibrillation with RVR, [...]