| Literature DB >> 14636482 |
Henrique Horta Veloso1, João Anísio Ferreira Júnior, Joyce Morgana Braga de Paiva, Júlio Faria Honório, Nancy C Junqueira Bellei, Angelo Amato Vicenzo de Paola.
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.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14636482 DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702003000600010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Braz J Infect Dis ISSN: 1413-8670 Impact factor: 1.949