Question 1

can atrial fibrillation cause ed?

Accepted Answer

No: Afib cannot directly cause ed.  Medicines used to treat afib can impair erections and conditions associated with afib such as heart failure, coronary disease also can cause ed.

Question 2

why does atrial fibrillation cause strokes?

Accepted Answer

Clot formation: Because blood in the left atrium is not propelled forward normally during atiral fibrillation, it allows for the formation of clots. Small areas of blood pooling resembling little eddy currents allow blood to slow down and form clots. If one of these clots is then propelled forward it can travel to the brain, become lodged in a blood vessel and cause a stroke.A clot the size of a pinhead can do it.

Question 3

can hypothroidism cause atrial fibrillation?thanks

Accepted Answer

No: But hyperthyroidism is a common cause. Also, you mention alcohol addition and that's one of the commonest causes. Also age over 70 is a common cause (noting your age).

Question 4

could atrial fibrillation be caused by a dream?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Atrial fibrillation can be provoked (though only in part) by certain stress and relaxation states, but since you don't have control of those in a dream, it's probably not worth worrying about.

Question 5

what causes clots in patients with atrial fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

AF clots: The rapid rhythm in the upper chamber (atrium) cause a stagnation of blood flow through it - it beats too fast to force the blood through it efficiently.  Because of this, the left atrial appendage (laa) is the area where >90% of the clots form in af. Clots in the laa break off and flow out of the heart and can cause a stroke. Anticoagulation - blood thing medications - reduce this risk.

Question 6

atrial fibrillation versus ventricular fibrillation. causes and cures?

Accepted Answer

VF vs AF: Ventricular is lethal instantly. A fib is not lethal and treated with medications or ablation.

Question 7

can atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular beat cause ventricular fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: Not typically; however, if you also have an accessory pathway (wolff-parkinson-white syndrome), this is a unique situation where af is known to cause very rapid ventricular activation during af, which can lead to vf.

Rapid ventricular response may cause cardiac weakening over time, which in turn may increase the risk of vf.

Question 8

does atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response cause ventricular fibrillation?

Accepted Answer

Rarely: In rare settings where the usual conduction pathway is not in place atrial fibrillation (af) can lead to ventricular fibrillation (vf) . For example, in WPW an abnormal tract of tissue can conduct impulses directly from the atrium to the ventricle. In rapid af with WPW this abnormal pathway can allow these impulses into the ventricles and cause vf. In af thru a normal av node this will not occur.

Question 9

why the atrial fibrillation causing thromboembolic phenomena while atrial flutter don't cause it?

Accepted Answer

With A-Fib: Blood pools in the left atrial appendage (auricle) because the atrium does not contract. With flutter the atrium contracts (and empties) Static blood tends to clot.

Question 10

what causes atrial flutter? what is the cause of my atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter?  will my condition go away on its own?

Accepted Answer

The : The most common cause of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter is a history of high blood pressure (hypertension), and the conditions are both more common as people age. They can also be associated with other forms of structural heart disease, and numerous other less common causes. Without knowing more about you i cannot say why you specifically have it. Atrial fibrillation and flutter are usually chronic conditions, and do not spontaneously resolve. Treatment option include simply controlling the heart rate since these rhythms tend to go fast (rate control strategy), or using medicines to try and maintain a normal sinus rhythm and keep the person out of atrial fibrillation or flutter (rhythm control strategy). There are also surgical and minimally invasive procedures that can be offered to try and cure the rhythm. It is also important to realize the both conditions can increase the risk of stroke, and so many people take additional medicine to minimize this risk.

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