New onset atrial fibrillation causes (mnemonic)

Last revised by Kyriacos S. Evangelou on 9 Aug 2021

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Evangelou K, New onset atrial fibrillation causes (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91958

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-91958

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/91958

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91958

Article created:

8 Aug 2021, Kyriacos S. Evangelou

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At the time the article was created Kyriacos S. Evangelou had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

9 Aug 2021, Kyriacos S. Evangelou

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Systems:

Cardiac

Sections:

Mnemonics

Tags:

atrial fibrillation, mnemonic

A mnemonic to remember the commonest causes of new onset atrial fibrillation is:

PIRATES

Mnemonic

P: pulmonary
I: ischemic
R: rheumatic
A: atrial myxoma
T: thyroid
E: embolism
S: sepsis

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