Acute atrial fibrillation during dengue hemorrhagic fever
Braz. j. infect. dis
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7(6): 418-422, dez. 2003. ilus
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in English
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RESUMO
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.
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Main subject:
Atrial Fibrillation
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Severe Dengue
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital of Venerável Ordem Terceira da Penitência/BR
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