Atrial fibrillation
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Etiology
- Rheumatic heart disease
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary disease, eg, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary embolism
- Mitral stenosis
- Mitral regurgitation
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Coronary artery disease
- Atrial septal defect
- Atrial myxoma
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
- Thyrotoxicosis (hyperthyroidism)
- Pericarditis
- Chest trauma or chest surgery
- Medications: theophylline, beta-agonists
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Sepsis
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Etiology
- Rheumatic heart disease
- Dilated cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary disease, eg, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary embolism
- Mitral stenosis
- Mitral regurgitation
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Coronary artery disease
- Atrial septal defect
- Atrial myxoma
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
- Thyrotoxicosis (hyperthyroidism)
- Pericarditis
- Chest trauma or chest surgery
- Medications: theophylline, beta-agonists
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Sepsis
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