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*[[Alcohol]] and [[alcohol withdrawal]] | *[[Alcohol]] and [[alcohol withdrawal]] | ||
*[[Atherosclerosis]] | *[[Atherosclerosis]] | ||
*Atrial ischemia or [[atrial infarction]] | |||
*Breath spray which contains alcohol | *Breath spray which contains alcohol | ||
*[[Caffeine]] | *[[Caffeine]] | ||
*[[Cardiac tumors]] | *[[Cardiac tumors]] | ||
*[[Cardiomyopathy]] | *[[Cardiomyopathy]] | ||
*[[Chanelopaties]] | |||
*[[Cocaine]] | |||
*Coffee | *Coffee | ||
*[[Collagen vascular disease]] | |||
*[[Congestive heart failure]] | *[[Congestive heart failure]] | ||
*[[Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery]] | *[[Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery]] | ||
*[[Coronary Artery Disease]] | *[[Coronary Artery Disease]] | ||
*[[Diabetes]] | |||
*Esophageal surgery | |||
*Genetics | |||
*[[HOCM]] | *[[HOCM]] | ||
*[[Hypertension]] | *[[Hypertension]] | ||
*[[Hyperthyroidism]] | *[[Hyperthyroidism]] | ||
*[[Hypothermia]] | |||
*[[Hypoxia]] | *[[Hypoxia]] | ||
*[[Lung cancer]] | *[[Lung cancer]] | ||
*[[Methamphetamines]] | |||
*[[Mitral regurgitation]] | *[[Mitral regurgitation]] | ||
*[[Mitral stenosis]] | *[[Mitral stenosis]] | ||
*[[Myocarditis]] | |||
*[[Obesity]] | *[[Obesity]] | ||
*[[Pericarditis]] and pericardial disease in general | *[[Pericarditis]] and pericardial disease in general | ||
*[[Pheochromocytoma]] | |||
*[[Pneumonia]] | *[[Pneumonia]] | ||
*[[Pulmonary embolism]] | *[[Pulmonary embolism]] | ||
*[[Pulmonary hypertension]] | *[[Pulmonary hypertension]] | ||
*[[ST elevation myocardial infarction]] ([[STEMI]]) | *[[ST elevation myocardial infarction]] ([[STEMI]]) | ||
*Stimulants | |||
*[[Stroke]] | |||
*[[Subarachnoid hemorrhage]] | |||
*Tea | *Tea | ||
*[[Tricuspid regurgitation]] | *[[Tricuspid regurgitation]] | ||
Revision as of 02:17, 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
- Atrial ischemia or atrial infarction
- Breath spray which contains alcohol
- Caffeine
- Cardiac tumors
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chanelopaties
- Cocaine
- Coffee
- Collagen vascular disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Diabetes
- Esophageal surgery
- Genetics
- HOCM
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothermia
- Hypoxia
- Lung cancer
- Methamphetamines
- Mitral regurgitation
- Mitral stenosis
- Myocarditis
- Obesity
- Pericarditis and pericardial disease in general
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary hypertension
- ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
- Stimulants
- Stroke
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- 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.