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. 2022 Sep 26;10(27):9556–9572. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i27.9556

Table 3.

Mechanisms of arrhythmogenicity[55]

Mechanisms of arrhythmogenicity
QT prolonging drugs (anti-coronavirus disease 2019 pharmacotherapies/antibiotic-associated diarrheas/other agents)
Drug-drug interactions
Previous heart rhythm conditions (long QT and Brugada syndrome)
Acute myocardial injury/myocarditis
Hypoxia
Systemic inflammation
Autonomic dysfunction (sympathetic/parasympathetic)
Electrolyte abnormalities
Cardiovascular comorbidities (hypertension, coronary artery disease, and cardiomyopathy)