Cardiovascular manifestations in dengue fever patients during two epidemic breakouts in Colombia

cardiovascular involvement is an atypical presentation of dengue infection. There range from asymptomatic sinus bradycardia to severe life-threatening myocarditis. Data are lacking regarding epidemiology on this topic. Objective: To describe clinical characteristics of patient's series with dengue and evidence of cardiovascular involvement. Materials and methods: It was performed a cross-section, observational study of patients admitted with dengue fever in a cardiovascular reference center in Medellín, Colombia during two epidemic viral outbreaks from June 2010 to December 2016. Results: A total of 60 patients were registred, 30% of them with evidence of cardiovascular involvement. Mean age of patients was 63 years old and 55% were male. Most common comorbidity was hypertension (61%, 11/18). Rhythm disturbances affected 72% (13/18) of patients: first grade AV block (46%), sinus bradycardia (38%), atrial fibrillation/flutter/tachycardia (23%) and junctional rhythm (8%). Myocarditis and pericarditis were present in 17% (3/18) and 11% (2/18) of patients, respectively. Other less common findings were left ventricular dysfunction and angor pectoris (11%, 2/18). There were no deaths during the study period. Conclusions: Asymptomatic rhythm disturbances were the most common cardiovascular manifestations of dengue fever and severe forms of cardiovascular dengue were rare. It is recommended to be attentive to the mild symptoms of cardiovascular dysfunction in patients with dengue