title: [Cardiac manifestations during viral acute hepatitis].
abstract: The authors describe a retrospective study conducted on 46 patients with acute viral hepatitis, searching for cardiac disorders. These disorders appeared in about 43% of cases, only with benign evolution. The most frequent alterations are electrocardiographic disorders, followed by conduction blocks, axis deviations and arrhythmias. Acute pericarditis was also described, associated with HCV infection. The viral agents most frequently involved are HBV and HCV, followed by cytomegalovirus, and Epstein-Barr virus. In conclusion, the incidence of cardiac manifestations during viral acute hepatitis is rather high, but with benign evolution.
authors.affiliation: Medicine Department, Infectious and Liver Diseases Unit, Jazzolino Hospital, Vibo Valentia, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rombola
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spinoso
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Bertuccio
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015995:Prevalence