title: Acute atrial fibrillation during dengue hemorrhagic fever.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: VotCor - Department of Cardiology, Hospital of Venerável Ordem Terceira da Penitência, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. hhorta@cardiol.br
authors.forename: Henrique
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horta Veloso
authors.forename: João Anísio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ferreira Júnior
authors.forename: Joyce Morgana
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Braga de Paiva
authors.forename: Júlio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Faria Honório
authors.forename: Nancy C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Junqueira Bellei
authors.forename: Angelo Amato
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vicenzo de Paola
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone