Analysis of etiological changes of atrial fibrillation in Zhanjiang

VernacularTitle:广东省某地心房颤动的病因变化
Author: Jinrong XU ; Wubiao CHEN ; Pinghu CHEN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Etiology
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2009;16(7):1224-1225
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To analyze the etiological changes of atrial fibrillation(AF) in Zhanjiang. Methods The etiology of 592 AF cases during 1990～1997 were analyzed, and 610 cases during 2000～2007 were analyzed as comparison. Results Rheumatic heart disease(36.8%) was main etiology of AF during 1990～1997. But coronary artery disease(33.1%) has surpassed rheumatic heart disease recently, and the hyperthyroidism and undetermined-e-tiology of atrial fibrillation were decreasing. The etiology of atrial fibrillation in different age groups was significantly different(P <0.05 or P <0.01). Conclusion The etiology of atrial fibrillation changes every year,and age is a pre-dictable factor to the etiology of atrial fibrillation.