Acute atrial fibrillation during dengue hemorrhagic fever

Acute atrial fibrillation during dengue hemorrhagic fever

Dengue fever is a viral infection transmitted by the mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Cardiac rhythm disorders, such as atrioventricular blocks and ventricular ectopic beats, appear during infection and are attributed to viral myocarditis. However, supraventricular arrhythmias have not been reported. We pre...

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Main Authors: Veloso Henrique Horta, Ferreira Júnior João Anísio, Paiva Joyce Morgana Braga de, Honório Júlio Faria, Bellei Nancy C. Junqueira, Paola Angelo Amato Vincenzo de
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Atrial fibrilation
dengue
arrhythmia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000600010
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Summary:Dengue fever is a viral infection transmitted by the mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Cardiac rhythm disorders, such as atrioventricular blocks and ventricular ectopic beats, appear during infection and are attributed to viral myocarditis. However, supraventricular arrhythmias have not been reported. We present a case of acute atrial fibrillation, with a rapid ventricular rate, successfully treated with intravenous amiodarone, in a 62-year-old man with dengue hemorrhagic fever, who had no structural heart disease.
ISSN:1413-8670
1678-4391

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