Journal of Clinical Toxicology
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Sinan Demirel

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• Case Report
  Atrial Fibrillation Due to Bee Sting
  Author(s): Salih Sahinkus, Sinan Demirel, Altug Ösken, Huseyin Gunduz and Ramazan Akdemir 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. .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0495.1000361

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