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==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== | ||
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 | ||
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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]
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:
- 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