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Journal of Clinical Toxicology

Journal of Clinical Toxicology
Open Access

ISSN: 2161-0495

+44 1478 350008

Abstract

Atrial Fibrillation Due to Bee Sting

Salih Sahinkus, Sinan Demirel, Altug Ösken, Huseyin Gunduz and Ramazan Akdemir

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a tachyarrhythmia that may result from many causes such as hypertension, heart failure, valvular diseases, atherosclerosis, aging and obesity. Anaphylactic reactions as resulting after a bee sting is a very rare etiology of AF. Bee venom components such as melitin, dopamin and norephinephrine activates some vascular and inflammatory events that resulting problems in the electrical system of the heart. We report a case of a patient with new onset AF after a bee sting, who had no cardiovascular disease and cardiac symptoms before.

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