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QJM Advance Access originally published online on September 6, 2006
QJM 2006 99(10):717-718; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcl099
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Heart failure: be aware of reversible causes

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Sir,

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. There is wide recognition that AF is an important risk factor for thromboembolic events, particularly stroke. A less well-recognized (but nonetheless important) consequence of prolonged and usually unrecognized AF is left ventricular dysfunction, which resolves with treatment of the atrial fibrillation.

A 50-year-old man developed breathlessness on exertion, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

S. Arif and J.N. Townend

Department of Cardiology
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Edgbaston
Birmingham

email: arif.sayqa@uhb.nhs.uk


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