Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Campylobacter Heart Attack

Campylobacter BacteriaIn rare cases, Campylobacter jejuni can cause a heart attack, even in children. The heart attack is usually a complication of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).

Cardiac diseases associated with Campylobacter infections have included:

  • acute atrial fibrillation (rapid, irregular, and chaotic atrial activity)
  • myocarditis (inflammation of heart muscle)
  • myopericarditis (inflammation of heart muscle and pericardium)
  • endocarditis (inflammation of endocardium).
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In one case, acute myocarditis associated with Campylobacter jejuni resulted in enterocolitis, which led to severe impairment of left ventricular systolic function.1 A study published in the European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases looked at three cases of acute cardiac disease (myocarditis, myopericarditis, and acute atrial fibrillation) associated with Campylobacter jejuni infections.2 Another study published in Acta Medica Scandinavica looked at three cases of carditis associated with Campylobacter infections.3 Two of these patients also developed arthritis as a result of the Campylobacter infection.

Interestingly, one reported case of myocarditis was associated with both Salmonella heidelberg and Campylobacter jejuni/coli infections in a young adult. Given the high contamination rate of poultry with both pathogens, it is possible for someone to be infected with both Salmonella and Campylobacter at the same time.

Sources:

  1. Cox, I.D., Fluck, D.S., Joy, M.D. 2001. Campylobacter myocarditis; loose bowels and a baggy heart. European Journal of Heart Failure 3(1):105-7.
  2. Hannu, T., Mattila, L., Rautelin, H., Siitonen, A., Leirisalo-Repo, M. 2005. Three cases of cardiac complications associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection and review of the literature. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 24(9):619-22.
  3. Ponka, A. Pitkanen, T., Pettersson, T., Aittoniemi, S., Kosunen, T.U. 1980. Carditis and arthritis associated with Campylobacter jejuni infection. Acta Medica Scandinavica 208(6):495-6.

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