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Atrial Fibrillation Causes

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  1. See Also
    1. Atrial Fibrillation
  2. Causes: Cardiopulmonary
    1. Congestive Heart Failure
    2. Ischemic Heart Disease (Myocardial Infarction)
    3. Hypertension
    4. Rheumatic Heart Disease (Mitral Stenosis)
    5. Pericarditis
    6. Acute Pulmonary Embolism
    7. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    8. Cardiac Surgery
    9. Sick Sinus Syndrome
    10. Atrial Myxoma (rare)
    11. Acute medical illness
      1. Pneumonia
      2. Sepsis
      3. Shock
    12. Lone Atrial Fibrillation
      1. Patient under age 65 years
      2. No precipitating cause identified
  3. Causes: Toxins
    1. Sympathetic medication triggers
      1. Cocaine
      2. Amphetamine
    2. Thyroid Disease
      1. Hyperthyroidism
      2. Hypothyroidism
    3. Alcohol Abuse
    4. Caffeine
    5. Pheochromocytoma
  4. Causes (Mnemonic: "Atrial Fib")
    1. Alcohol Abuse
    2. Thyroid Disease
    3. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4. Ischemic Heart Disease
    5. Atrial Myxoma
    6. Lung (Pulmonary Embolism, Emphysema)
    7. Pheochromocytoma
    8. Idiopathic
    9. Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  5. References
    1. Jung (1998) Am J Med 104:272

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