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Premature atrial | Premature atrial contractions occur frequently in subjects with normal heart; however, patients with [[structural heart disease]] and [[coronary heart disease]] are at increased risk. [[Alcohol]] and [[coffee]] are considered potential precipitants of PACs. PAC's may also be more common in other medical conditions such as [[chronic renal failure]] and [[lung disease|chronic pulmonary disease]]. | ||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening causes include conditions which result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | ||
*[[Heart transplantation|Acute cardiac allograft rejection]] | *[[Heart transplantation|Acute cardiac allograft rejection]] | ||
*[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]] | *[[Diabetic ketoacidosis]] | ||
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|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Anxiety disorders]], [[bulimia nervosa]], [[Takotsubo cardiomyopathy]] | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Anxiety disorders]], [[bulimia nervosa]], [[stress]], [[Takotsubo cardiomyopathy]] | ||
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| '''Miscellaneous''' | | '''Miscellaneous''' | ||
|bgcolor="Beige"| [[Alcoholism]], [[caffeine]], [[chocolate]], [[exercise|heavy exercise]], [[fatigue | |bgcolor="Beige"| [[Alcoholism]], [[caffeine]], [[chocolate]], [[exercise|heavy exercise]], [[fatigue]], [[idiopathic]] | ||
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[[Category:Up-To-Date cardiology]] | [[Category:Up-To-Date cardiology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Mugilan Poongkunran M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Premature atrial contractions occur frequently in subjects with normal heart; however, patients with structural heart disease and coronary heart disease are at increased risk. Alcohol and coffee are considered potential precipitants of PACs. PAC's may also be more common in other medical conditions such as chronic renal failure and chronic pulmonary disease.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
- Calcium channel blocker
- Cardiac stress test
- Chronic renal failure
- COPD
- Coronary heart disease
- Dehydration
- Ephedrine
- Hypokalemia
- Hypomagnesemia
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Pneumonia
- Subclinical hyperthyroidism
- Sympathomimetic agents