Categories: Cardiology

PIRATES: Causes of Atrial fibrillation

PIRATES :

  • Pulmonary disease
  • Ischemia
  • Rheumatic heart disease
  • Anemia/Atrial myxoma
  • Thyrotoxicosis
  • Ethanol
  • Sepsis

Chronic AF—

  • hypertension,
  • CHF.
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Dr. C Humphreys

Internal Medicine

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