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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Risk factors for the development of atrial flutter are: | Risk factors for the development of atrial flutter are: | ||
* Presence of heart disease | * Presence of heart disease | ||
* Past history of cardiac surgery | * Past history of cardiac surgery | ||
* Hyperactive thyroid gland | * Hyperactive thyroid gland | ||
* Abnormal heart valves | * Abnormal heart valves | ||
* Elderly age | * Elderly age | ||
* Chronic alcoholism | * Chronic alcoholism | ||
* Caffeine addiction | * Caffeine addiction | ||
* Chronic use of diet pills and cold medications | * Chronic use of diet pills and cold medications | ||
* History of chronic pulmonary disease | * History of chronic pulmonary disease | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Electrophysiology]] | ||
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[[Category:Cardiology]] | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Risk Factors
Risk factors for the development of atrial flutter are:
- Presence of heart disease
- Past history of cardiac surgery
- Hyperactive thyroid gland
- Abnormal heart valves
- Elderly age
- Chronic alcoholism
- Caffeine addiction
- Chronic use of diet pills and cold medications
- History of chronic pulmonary disease