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 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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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
2003
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000600010 |
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