Atrial fibrillation in acute pancreatitis. A report of two cases.
Atrial fibrillation is one of the rarer cardiovascular signs complicating acute pancreatitis and may lead to diagnostic difficulties. Two patients who developed this arrhyrhmia during the acute phase of their pancreatic disease are described. Therapy was primarily directed at the pancreatitis and both patients reverted to sinus rhythm within 8 hours before recovering.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis