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===Common Causes=== | ===Common Causes=== | ||
* [[COPD]] | |||
* [[Drugs]] | |||
* [[Hypertension]] | |||
* [[MI]] | *[[COPD]] | ||
* [[Sick sinus syndrome]] | *[[Coronary heart disease]] | ||
* [[Sleep apnea]] | *[[Drugs]] | ||
* [[Stress]] | *[[Hypertension]] | ||
* [[Thyrotoxicosis]] | *[[Hypertensive heart disease]] | ||
* [[Valvular heart disease]] | *[[MI]] | ||
*[[Rheumatic heart disease]] | |||
*[[Sick sinus syndrome]] | |||
*[[Sleep apnea]] | |||
*[[Stress]] | |||
*[[Thyrotoxicosis]] | |||
*[[Valvular heart disease]] | |||
== Management== | == Management== |
Revision as of 15:28, 8 August 2013
Conduction | ||
Sinus rhythm | Atrial fibrillation |
Atrial Fibrillation Microchapters | |
Special Groups | |
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Diagnosis | |
Treatment | |
Cardioversion | |
Anticoagulation | |
Surgery | |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Definition
Atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is a cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Common Causes
- COPD
- Coronary heart disease
- Drugs
- Hypertension
- Hypertensive heart disease
- MI
- Rheumatic heart disease
- Sick sinus syndrome
- Sleep apnea
- Stress
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Valvular heart disease