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*Atrial ischemia or [[atrial infarction]] | *Atrial ischemia or [[atrial infarction]] | ||
*[[Atrial myxoma]] | |||
*[[Atrial septal defect]] | |||
*Breath spray which contains alcohol | *Breath spray which contains alcohol | ||
*[[Bronchogenic carcinoma]] | |||
*[[Caffeine]] | *[[Caffeine]] | ||
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*[[Congestive heart failure]] | *[[Congestive heart failure]] | ||
*[[Constrictive pericarditis]] | |||
*[[Conivaptan]] | |||
*[[Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery]] | *[[Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery]] | ||
*[[Coronary Artery Disease]] | *[[Coronary Artery Disease]] | ||
*[[Diabetes]] | *[[Diabetes]] | ||
*[[Dilated cardiomyopathy]] | |||
*[[Endocarditis]] | |||
*Esophageal surgery | *Esophageal surgery | ||
*Familial atrial fibrillation | *[[Ethanol]] | ||
*Familial atrial fibrillation type 1 | |||
*Familial atrial fibrillation type 3 | |||
*Genetics | *Genetics | ||
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*[[Hypothermia]] | *[[Hypothermia]] | ||
*[[Hypothyroidism]] | |||
*[[Hypoxia]] | *[[Hypoxia]] | ||
*[[Interleukin 11]] | |||
*[[Left ventricular hypertrophy]] | *[[Left ventricular hypertrophy]] | ||
*[[Lung cancer]] | *[[Lung cancer]] | ||
*[[Lutembacher syndrome]] | |||
*[[Methamphetamines]] | *[[Methamphetamines]] | ||
*[[Mitral regurgitation]] | *[[Mitral regurgitation]] | ||
*[[Mitral stenosis]] | *[[Mitral stenosis]] | ||
*[[Myocardial infarction]] | |||
*[[Myocarditis]] | *[[Myocarditis]] | ||
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*[[Pulmonary embolism]] | *[[Pulmonary embolism]] | ||
*[[Pulmonary hypertension]] | *[[Pulmonary hypertension]] | ||
*[[Rheumatic fever]] | |||
*[[Sarcoidosis]] | |||
*[[ST elevation myocardial infarction]] ([[STEMI]]) | *[[ST elevation myocardial infarction]] ([[STEMI]]) | ||
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*[[Tricuspid stenosis]] | *[[Tricuspid stenosis]] | ||
*[[unstable angina]] | |||
*[[Valvular heart disease]] | *[[Valvular heart disease]] | ||
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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)
- Age increase. 4% of those over 60 years and 8% of those over 80 years of age have atrial fibrillation.
- Alcohol and alcohol withdrawal
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial ischemia or atrial infarction
- Atrial myxoma
- Atrial septal defect
- Breath spray which contains alcohol
- Bronchogenic carcinoma
- Caffeine
- Cardiac tumors
- Cardiomyopathy
- Channelopaties particularly abnormalities in the sodium channels
- Cocaine
- Coffee
- Collagen vascular disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Constrictive pericarditis
- Conivaptan
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Diabetes
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Endocarditis
- Esophageal surgery
- Ethanol
- Familial atrial fibrillation type 1
- Familial atrial fibrillation type 3
- Genetics
- HOCM
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothermia
- Hypothyroidism
- Hypoxia
- Interleukin 11
- Left ventricular hypertrophy
- Lung cancer
- Lutembacher syndrome
- Methamphetamines
- Mitral regurgitation
- Mitral stenosis
- Myocardial infarction
- Myocarditis
- Obesity
- Pericarditis and pericardial disease in general
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pneumonia
- Porfimer
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Rheumatic fever
- Sarcoidosis
- ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)
- Stimulants
- Stroke
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Tea
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- Tricuspid stenosis
- unstable angina
- Valvular heart disease
Loan Atrial Fibrillation
In about 10% of patients no underlying cause is identified. This condition is called lone atrial fibrillation.