| Cardiac |
Non-Cardiac |
- Hypertension
- Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
- Valvular heart disease
- Heart failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Post-coronary artery bypass graft (CABG surgery)
|
- Advancing age
- Obesity
- Thyroid disease
- Lung disease
- Acute infection
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Alcohol
- Hypoxia
|
For less common causes see the information box
Additional non-cardiac causes of AF:
- Diabetes
- Pulmorary embolis (PE)
- Recreational drugs
- Sleep apnoea
Additional cardiac causes of AF:
- Atrial enlargement
- Rheumatic heart disease
- Pericarditis
- Myocarditis
- Endocarditis
- Atrial myxoma
Page last reviewed: 29 Jul 2020
