Atrial Fibrillation (cont.)
Medical Author:
Daniel Lee Kulick, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Daniel Lee Kulick, MD, FACC, FSCAIDr. Kulick received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Southern California, School of Medicine. He performed his residency in internal medicine at the Harbor-University of California Los Angeles Medical Center and a fellowship in the section of cardiology at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. Medical Editor:
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhDDr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications. In this Article
 What are the risk factors for developing atrial fibrillation?There are many risk factors for developing atrial fibrillation. These risk factors are:
About 1 in 10,000 otherwise healthy, young adults have atrial fibrillation without any apparent cause or underlying heart disease. Atrial fibrillation in these individuals usually is intermittent, but can become chronic in 25%. This condition is referred to as lone atrial fibrillation. Stress, alcohol, tobacco, or use of stimulants may play a role in causing lone atrial fibrillation. Reviewed by Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD on 11/30/2012 Patient CommentsViewers share their comments
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