Patient's question:
Grandma always has high blood pressure. Recently, she has been short of breath when walking. Yesterday, I took her to the hospital for an ECG. The doctor said it was atrial fibrillation. She needs to be hospitalized for close observation and treatment. What are the clinical symptoms of coronary heart disease and atrial fibrillation?Doctor's answer:
Atrial fibrillation mostly recurs in patients with heart disease, i.e., pathological hearts. Coronary heart disease accounts for 61% to 70% of the causes of atrial fibrillation, and with the increasing incidence of coronary heart disease year by year, it will consistently rank as the second leading cause of atrial fibrillation. Some brief episodes of atrial fibrillation are more common in normal hearts and are often triggered by factors such as emotional excitement, overexertion, infections, drug abuse, hypoxia, retching, coughing, low-temperature surgery, hypokalemia, hypoglycemia, and the influence of certain medications.