Cardiac Compromise in Zika Virus Infection/Reply

PLoS One. 2017;12(4):e0175065. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.12.006 Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez, MD Hospital Universitario de Sincelejo Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia Eduardo Ramirez-Vallejo, MD, FACP, FACC Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, MD, MSc, DTM&HFFTM, FACE Universidad Tecnologica de Pere...

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Published inMayo Clinic proceedings Vol. 93; no. 3; pp. 393 - 395
Main Authors Villamil-Gómez, Wilmer E, Ramirez-Vallejo, Eduardo, Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J, Schwartzmann, Pedro V, Simões, Marcus Vinicius, Figueiredo, Luiz Tadeu Moraes
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rochester Elsevier Limited 01.03.2018
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Cardiovascular disease
Chikungunya virus
Congenital diseases
Enzymes
Flavivirus
Health care
Heart
Heart diseases
Infections
Patients
Pruritus
Womens health
Zika virus
Colombia
Vallejo California
Brazil
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Summary:PLoS One. 2017;12(4):e0175065. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.12.006 Wilmer E. Villamil-Gómez, MD Hospital Universitario de Sincelejo Sincelejo, Sucre, Colombia Eduardo Ramirez-Vallejo, MD, FACP, FACC Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, MD, MSc, DTM&HFFTM, FACE Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia In Reply-Cardiac Compromise in Zika Virus Infection To the Editor: We read with interest the letter from Villamil-Goméz et al,1 which reinforces the possibility of frequent subclinical cardiovascular involvement in Zika virus (ZIKV) infection, especially in immunocompromised patients.During the course of the infection, because of the suspicion of ZIKV meningoencephalitis, we were forced to withdraw the immunosuppressive therapy and the patient unfortunately died as a consequence of acute cardiac rejection and circulatory shock.[...]in our previous case, there was no clear evidence of ZIKV infection directly affecting the heart.[...]there is preliminary evidence suggesting that ZIKV infection may affect other organs besides neurologic involvement and its impact could be even more significant in immunocompromised patients. 1.
ISSN:0025-6196