Operative Unit of Infectious Diseases, "V. Fazzi" Hospital, Lecce, Italy.
Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Lecce, Italy.
Curr Med Res Opin. 2022 Jul;38(7):1055-1057. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2081450. Epub 2022 Jun 1.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is affecting millions of people globally. Several neutralizing monoclonal antibodies have been developed to limit the progression and complications of the disease. These treatments provide immediate and passive immunity. The combination therapy with Bamlanivimab plus Etesevimab led to a lower incidence of COVID-19-related hospitalization and death and a faster reduction in the SARS-CoV-2 viral load. No or rare cases of cardiovascular side effects are reported. We present the case of a high-risk 79-years-old woman who developed atrial fibrillation with aberrant ventricular conduction after administration of neutralizing monoclonal-antibodies Bamlanivimab plus Etesevimab. The woman with a history of insulin-dependent diabetes and Grade II follicular Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma previously vaccinated with two doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, presented with malaise, headache, and SARS-CoV-2 nasal swab reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction tested positive for the infection. She received a single dose of Bamlanivimab (70 mg) + Etesevimab (1400 mg). After about a week, she developed atrial fibrillation with uncontrolled response to frequent premature ventricular complexes and aberrant ventricular conduction. This case presents a high-risk woman with SARS-CoV-2 infection who developed a serious adverse cardiovascular event some days after receiving neutralizing monoclonal antibodies. Risk factors including sex, age, anxiety related to isolation and infection, and COVID-19 itself may have all contributed to atrial fibrillation. Arrhythmia may rarely occur after monoclonal-antibodies treatment, although recommended timing to monitor patients is from 1 to 24 h after the administration of these antibodies. Appreciation of this potential association is important for evaluating monoclonal-antibody treatments' safety and optimizing patient monitoring and follow-up.
新型冠状病毒病(COVID-19)正在影响着全球数百万人。已经开发出几种中和单克隆抗体来限制疾病的进展和并发症。这些治疗方法提供了即时和被动免疫。巴姆洛单抗(Bamlanivimab)加埃特司韦单抗(Etesevimab)的联合治疗导致 COVID-19 相关住院和死亡的发生率降低,以及 SARS-CoV-2 病毒载量更快降低。没有或很少有心血管副作用的报告。我们报告了一例高风险的 79 岁女性,在给予中和单克隆抗体巴姆洛单抗加埃特司韦单抗后发生了心房颤动伴异常心室传导。该女性有胰岛素依赖型糖尿病和 II 级滤泡性非霍奇金淋巴瘤病史,曾接种过两剂辉瑞 COVID-19 疫苗,出现不适、头痛和 SARS-CoV-2 鼻拭子逆转录-聚合酶链反应检测呈阳性感染。她接受了单次剂量的巴姆洛单抗(70mg)+埃特司韦单抗(1400mg)。大约一周后,她发生了心房颤动,伴有无法控制的频发室性早搏和异常心室传导。该病例报告了一例感染 SARS-CoV-2 的高危女性,在接受中和单克隆抗体后几天发生了严重的不良心血管事件。包括性别、年龄、与隔离和感染相关的焦虑、以及 COVID-19 本身在内的多种因素可能都促成了心房颤动。心律失常在接受单克隆抗体治疗后很少发生,尽管建议监测患者的时间是在给予这些抗体后 1 至 24 小时。了解这种潜在的关联对于评估单克隆抗体治疗的安全性和优化患者监测和随访非常重要。