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**Chronic lung disease | **Chronic lung disease | ||
**[[Pericarditis]] | **[[Pericarditis]] | ||
**Ethanol ("holiday heart") | **[[Ethanol]] ("holiday heart") | ||
**[[Pulmonary embolism]] | **[[Pulmonary embolism]] | ||
**[[Pneumonia]] | **[[Pneumonia]] | ||
**Drugs ([[cocaine]], [[TCA]], Milk of the Poppy) | **Drugs ([[cocaine]], [[TCA]], Milk of the Poppy) |
Revision as of 17:33, 19 September 2019
Atrial fibrillation categories[1]
Atrial Fibrillation Category | Definition |
Paroxysmal |
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Persistent |
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Long-standing persistent |
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Permanent |
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Nonvalvular |
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Causes of atrial fibrillation
- Cardiac (atrial enlargement)
- Hypertension
- Ischemic heart disease
- Rheumatic heart disease
- Valvular heart disease (any lesion that leads to significant stenosis or regurgitation)
- Noncardiac (increased automaticity)
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Chronic lung disease
- Pericarditis
- Ethanol ("holiday heart")
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pneumonia
- Drugs (cocaine, TCA, Milk of the Poppy)
- ↑ 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;64(21):2246-2280. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.03.021