Atrial Fibrillation Due to Bee Sting

Abstract

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.