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The 45 pages that link to Atrial fibrillation, each with the reason it gives.

• Heart failureRelated: It can worsen heart failure by disrupting filling or sustaining a rapid heart rate.

• Obstructive sleep apneaRelated: The two conditions frequently coexist, and sleep apnea is linked to greater arrhythmia risk.

• Beta blockerRelated: Beta blockers can slow the ventricular response in many people with this arrhythmia.

• Deke SlaytonRelated: This condition led NASA to remove Slayton from flight status in 1962.

• Vagus nerveRelated: Vagal activity can influence atrial electrical properties and contribute to some episodes.

• Ischemic strokeRelated: It is a major source of preventable cardioembolic strokes.

• WarfarinRelated: Warfarin can reduce stroke risk when atrial fibrillation raises the chance of embolic clots.

• Fish oilRelated: Several trials and analyses have raised a dose-related safety concern for omega-3 supplementation.

• Sleep apneaRelated: Sleep apnea is associated with atrial fibrillation and can complicate its management.

• HyperthyroidismRelated: Thyroid hormone excess increases the risk of this irregular rhythm, especially in older adults.

• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathyRelated: It occurs in some affected people and can worsen symptoms or increase stroke risk.

• AnticoagulantRelated: Anticoagulation can lower the risk of stroke from atrial clots.

• Calcium channel blockerRelated: Verapamil and diltiazem can control ventricular rate in selected patients.

• Coronary artery bypass surgeryRelated: It is a common early rhythm complication after cardiac surgery.

• AnticoagulationRelated: Anticoagulation can reduce the risk of stroke from atrial-fibrillation-related clots.

• LevothyroxineRelated: Excess thyroid hormone from over-replacement can increase the risk of this rhythm disorder.

• Primary aldosteronismRelated: Aldosterone excess is associated with increased atrial fibrillation risk beyond blood-pressure effects alone.

• Atrioventricular nodeRelated: The node’s filtering limits how many of atrial fibrillation’s rapid impulses reach the ventricles.

• Catheter ablationRelated: Pulmonary vein isolation is a common ablation approach for this rhythm.

• DigoxinRelated: Digoxin can slow ventricular response by reducing conduction through the atrioventricular node.

• Graves diseaseRelated: Excess thyroid hormone can increase its risk, particularly in older adults.

• TachycardiaRelated: Rapid atrial impulses can produce a fast ventricular rate as well as an irregular pulse.

• Wolff–Parkinson–White syndromeRelated: If it occurs with ventricular pre-excitation, impulses may reach the ventricles dangerously quickly.

• VerapamilRelated: Verapamil may slow conduction to the ventricles for rate control in selected patients.

• AmiodaroneRelated: Amiodarone can help maintain sinus rhythm in selected patients.

• DiltiazemRelated: Diltiazem can slow ventricular response by limiting AV-node conduction.

• Heart soundsRelated: Irregular intervals make the timing and consistency of heart sounds variable.

• PulseRelated: It commonly produces an irregularly irregular pulse.

• ApixabanRelated: Apixaban lowers the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in eligible patients with this condition.

• Hypertensive heart diseaseRelated: Pressure-related enlargement and stiffness can promote the atrial changes that favor this arrhythmia.

• BisoprololRelated: Bisoprolol may be used to slow ventricular rate in selected patients with this arrhythmia.

• RivaroxabanRelated: Rivaroxaban can reduce stroke risk from atrial-fibrillation-related clots.

• Sick sinus syndromeRelated: It is a common fast rhythm that can alternate with bradycardia in this syndrome.

• Mitral valve prolapseRelated: It can occur alongside significant mitral regurgitation and may change clinical management.