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*Breath spray which contains alcohol | *Breath spray which contains alcohol | ||
*[[Caffeine]] | *[[Caffeine]] | ||
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*[[Cardiomyopathy]] | *[[Cardiomyopathy]] | ||
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*[[Pulmonary embolism]] | *[[Pulmonary embolism]] | ||
*[[Pulmonary hypertension]] | |||
*[[ST elevation myocardial infarction]] ([[STEMI]]) | *[[ST elevation myocardial infarction]] ([[STEMI]]) | ||
*Tea | *Tea | ||
*[[Tricuspid regurgitation]] | |||
*[[Tricuspid stenosis]] | |||
*[[Valvular heart disease]] | *[[Valvular heart disease]] | ||
Revision as of 02:12, 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
- Breath spray which contains alcohol
- Caffeine
- Cardiac tumors
- 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
- Pulmonary hypertension
- ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
- Tea
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- Tricuspid stenosis
- Valvular heart disease
Loan Atrial Fibrillation
In about 10% of patients no underlying cause is identified. This condition is called lone atrial fibrillation.