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. 2021 Dec 2:cvab343. doi: 10.1093/cvr/cvab343

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Atrial tachyarrhythmias. CHA₂DS₂-VASc, congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes mellitus, stroke, vascular disease, age 65–74 years, sex category (female); COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; DC, direct current. ^aThe benefit of intravenous amiodarone treatment should be balanced against the proarrhythmic risk in patients taking QT-prolonging antiviral therapy.