Risk factors for Arrhythmias

A risk factor is something that increases your chance of getting a disease or condition.

Risk factors include:

• Excess caffeine
• Stress
• Tobacco use
• Alcohol use
• Certain diet pills or decongestants
• Cocaine
• Certain antidepressant medications
• Digitalis overdose
• Endocrine disorders, such as thyroid or adrenal gland problems
• Anemia
• High blood pressure
• Coronary artery disease
• Problems with heart valves
• Heart muscle damage after heart attack
• Rheumatic heart disease
• Cardiomyopathy
• Diabetes
• Liver disease
• Typhoid fever
• Hypothermia
• Electric shock or lightening strike
• Complication after near-drowning