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.
Horta Veloso
Henrique
H
VotCor - Department of Cardiology, Hospital of Venerável Ordem Terceira da Penitência, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. hhorta@cardiol.br
Ferreira Júnior
João Anísio
JA
Braga de Paiva
Joyce Morgana
JM
Faria Honório
Júlio
J
Junqueira Bellei
Nancy C
NC
Vicenzo de Paola
Angelo Amato
AA
D000638:Amiodarone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019595:Severe Dengue / Q000150:complications*
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone