Atrial fibrillation: ECG, classification, causes, risk factors & management

Atrial fibrillation: ECG, classification, causes, risk factors & management
Atrial fibrillation: definitions, causes, risk factors, ECG diagnosis and management Atrial fibrillation is the most common pathologic tachyarrhythmia (only  sinus tachycardia  is more common). Prevalence of atrial fibrillation correlates strongly with age. Approximately 10% of individuals aged 80 years and above have atrial fibrillation, whereas the arrhythmia is unusual among persons younger than 50 years of age. The overall prevalence in a Western population is 1.0% to 1.5%. The crude prevalence is lower in non-Western countries, primarily due to the younger age-composition in those countries (adjusted prevalence figures are scarce). Indeed, the strongest risk factor for developing atrial fibrillation is age. Other significant risk factors are as follows: male sex,  hypertension ,  left ventricular hypertrophy , left ventricular dysfunction, valve disease,  coronary artery disease , cardiomyopathy, congestive  heart failure ,  congenital heart disease , diabetes mellitus (both type 1 and type 2…

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