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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The most common cause of atrial fibrillation is [[hypertension]]. | |||
==Complete List of Underlying Causes of Atrial Fibrillation (in alphabetical order): | |||
*[[Alcohol]] and [[alcohol withdrawal]] | |||
*[[Atherosclerosis]] | |||
*Of breath spray which contains alcohol | |||
*[[Caffeine]] | |||
*[[Cardiomyopathy]] | |||
*Coffee | |||
*[[Congestive heart failure]] | |||
*[[Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery]] | |||
*[[Coronary Artery Disease]] | |||
*[[HOCM]] | |||
*[[Hypertension]] | |||
*[[Hyperthyroidism]] | |||
*[[Hypoxia]] | |||
*[[Lung cancer]] | |||
*[[Mitral regurgitation]] | |||
*[[Mitral stenosis]] | |||
*[[Obesity]] | |||
*[[Pericarditis]] and pericardial disease in general | |||
*[[Pneumonia]] | |||
*[[Pulmonary embolism]] | |||
*[[ST elevation myocardial infarction]] ([[STEMI]]) | |||
*Tea | |||
*[[Valvular heart disease]] | |||
==Loan Atrial Fibrillation== | |||
In about 10% of patients no underlying cause is identified. This condition is called lone atrial fibrillation. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 02:09, 16 October 2011
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The most common cause of atrial fibrillation is hypertension.
==Complete List of Underlying Causes of Atrial Fibrillation (in alphabetical order):
- Alcohol and alcohol withdrawal
- Atherosclerosis
- Of breath spray which contains alcohol
- Caffeine
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coffee
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- Coronary Artery Disease
- HOCM
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoxia
- Lung cancer
- Mitral regurgitation
- Mitral stenosis
- Obesity
- Pericarditis and pericardial disease in general
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary embolism
- ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
- Tea
- Valvular heart disease
Loan Atrial Fibrillation
In about 10% of patients no underlying cause is identified. This condition is called lone atrial fibrillation.