[AF-FORUM-ESP] 168E AF, a disease or a syndrome? Dr. Calup

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I agree with your proposal AF disease and syndrom
J.Calap Calatayud.
Spain

> I think that "lone" means of unknown origin. I guess that a great 
> provider of
> these "lone" AF is atherosclerosis. "Lone" AF is like idiopathic 
> hypertension:
> the etiology is unkown.
>
> Dr. Mykola Iabluchansky
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>> *Dear colleagues,
>> Thank you for this extraordinary event, which indeed, updates our 
>> knowledge on
>> AF. I would like to propose a new topic for discussion: Is AF a 
>> disease or a
>> syndrome?
>>
>> Maybe, what we call "lone" AF is a disease, and secondary AF (heart 
>> failure,
>> post-operative, post-infection, coronary artery disease, HBP, etc.) is a
>> syndrome.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Vitalii Cazacu, MD, R. Moldova*
>>
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