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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
===Life Threatening Causes=== | ===Life Threatening Causes=== | ||
Life-threatening conditions which | Life-threatening causes include conditions which result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. | ||
*[[Carbon monoxide poisoning#Symptoms|Carbon monoxide poisoning]] | |||
*[[ST elevation myocardial infarction complications|Myocardial infarction]] | |||
*[[Pulmonary embolism natural history, complications and prognosis|Pulmonary embolism]] | |||
===Common Causes=== | |||
*[[Acute coronary syndromes]] | |||
*[[Cardiomyopathy natural history, complications and prognosis|Cardiomyopathy]] | |||
*[[Congenital heart disease]] | |||
*[[Hypertension]] | |||
*[[Hyperthyroidism history and symptoms|Hyperthyroidism]] | |||
*[[Mitral stenosis|Mitral valve disease]]<ref name="pmid23280242">{{cite journal |author=Gutierrez SD, Earing MG, Singh AK, Tweddell JS, Bartz PJ |title=Atrial Tachyarrhythmias and the Cox-maze Procedure in Congenital Heart Disease |journal=Congenit Heart Dis |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2012 |month=December |pmid=23280242 |doi=10.1111/chd.12031 |url=}}</ref> <ref name="Granada-2000">{{Cite journal | last1 = Granada | first1 = J. | last2 = Uribe | first2 = W. | last3 = Chyou | first3 = PH. | last4 = Maassen | first4 = K. | last5 = Vierkant | first5 = R. | last6 = Smith | first6 = PN. | last7 = Hayes | first7 = J. | last8 = Eaker | first8 = E. | last9 = Vidaillet | first9 = H. | title = Incidence and predictors of atrial flutter in the general population. | journal = J Am Coll Cardiol | volume = 36 | issue = 7 | pages = 2242-6 | month = Dec | year = 2000 | doi = | PMID = 11127467 }}</ref> | |||
== Management== | == Management== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Definition
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions which result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
Common Causes
- Acute coronary syndromes
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congenital heart disease
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Mitral valve disease[1] [2]
Management
References
- ↑ Gutierrez SD, Earing MG, Singh AK, Tweddell JS, Bartz PJ (2012). "Atrial Tachyarrhythmias and the Cox-maze Procedure in Congenital Heart Disease". Congenit Heart Dis. doi:10.1111/chd.12031. PMID 23280242. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Granada, J.; Uribe, W.; Chyou, PH.; Maassen, K.; Vierkant, R.; Smith, PN.; Hayes, J.; Eaker, E.; Vidaillet, H. (2000). "Incidence and predictors of atrial flutter in the general population". J Am Coll Cardiol. 36 (7): 2242–6. PMID 11127467. Unknown parameter
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