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Baltimore, MD
Causes: How Do You Get Atrial Fibrillation? What Triggers A-Fib?
Expanding your understanding of A-Fib is a core mission here at Atrial Fibrillation: Resources for Patients (A-Fib.com). In that effort, one of our core content pages is ‘Causes of A-Fib‘.
(A ‘core page’ answers one of the basic questions you [and your family] have about developing or being diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation.)
Review of Causes and Triggers
Expand or fill in any gaps in your understanding of A-Fib. Our basic review of the various causes of Atrial Fibrillation covers: Heart Problems, Alcohol Consumption, Severe Body Distress, Mental Stress, Being Overweight and Genetics.
After the list of causes, we then review some of the Triggers that can bring on your A-Fib. We cover: Food-Related Triggers, Sleep Apnea, Mechanically-Induced A-Fib, Physical and Gender Characteristics, Aging and ‘No Known Cause’. Go to What Causes A-Fib?
The Pursuit of Knowledge
The more you understand about Atrial Fibrillation, the better you can cope with your symptoms—and the better you can strive to Seek Your Cure! 
