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Risk factors for the development of atrial flutter are: | Risk factors for the development of atrial flutter are: | ||
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* | *Abnormal heart valves | ||
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*[[Caffeine]] addiction | |||
*[[Chronic alcoholism]] | |||
* [[Chronic alcoholism]] | *[[Chronic use of caffeine]] | ||
* [[ | *Chronic use of diet pills | ||
* Chronic use of diet pills | *[[Diabetes]] | ||
* History of chronic pulmonary disease | *[[Ageing|Elderly age]] | ||
*History of chronic pulmonary disease | |||
*Hyperactive [[thyroid gland]] | |||
*[[Hypertension]] | |||
*[[NSADI's]]<ref name="Schmidt-2011">{{Cite journal | last1 = Schmidt | first1 = M. | last2 = Christiansen | first2 = CF. | last3 = Mehnert | first3 = F. | last4 = Rothman | first4 = KJ. | last5 = Sørensen | first5 = HT. | title = Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter: population based case-control study. | journal = BMJ | volume = 343 | issue = | pages = d3450 | month = | year = 2011 | doi = | PMID = 21727167 }}</ref> | |||
*[[Obesity]] | |||
*Past history of [[cardiac surgery]] | |||
*Presence of [[heart disease]] | |||
*[[Smoking]] | |||
* [[Stress]] and [[anxiety]] | * [[Stress]] and [[anxiety]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Vendhan Ramanujam M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Major risk factors for the development of atrial flutter are elderly age, presence of heart disease and high blood pressure.
Risk Factors
Risk factors for the development of atrial flutter are:
- Abnormal heart valves
- Atherosclerosis
- Caffeine addiction
- Chronic alcoholism
- Chronic use of caffeine
- Chronic use of diet pills
- Diabetes
- Elderly age
- History of chronic pulmonary disease
- Hyperactive thyroid gland
- Hypertension
- NSADI's[1]
- Obesity
- Past history of cardiac surgery
- Presence of heart disease
- Smoking
- Stress and anxiety