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Table 5 Pathogenic factors associated with AF occurrence in critical care medicine

From: How to manage various arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in the cardiovascular intensive care

1) Heart failure: HFrEF; HEpEF

2) Cardiac ischemia: myocardial infarction

3) Inflammation: pericarditis myocarditis sepsis

4) Cardiac intervention: after cardiac surgery

5) Respiratory disorder: COPD

6) Bradyarrhythmias: sinus node dysfunction, post-PM implantation

7) Neuro-humoral imbalance: hyperthyroidism, heart failure, dehydration

8) Drug-induced: cathecolamine, teophylline, cilostazol, etc.

9) Intoxication: alcohol, CO

10) Chronic kidney disease (CKD)