Converse of subject

• cause: Problems caused by atrial fibrillation 1 The palpitation itself may be unpleasant.

Converse of object

• treat: Digoxin is used to treat atrial fibrillation, an irregularity of the heart beat.

• call: The most common of these is called atrial fibrillation, which is usually treated with digoxin, an old drug derived from the foxglove.

• cause: The constant feeling of apprehension which you would experience comes from the release of adrenaline which would also cause atrial fibrillation.

• include: Their medical history included atrial fibrillation, congestive cardiac failure and a NSAID induced GI bleed.

• have: Fifteen per cent of all people who have had strokes have atrial fibrillation.

• develop: While I was in hospital, I developed atrial fibrillation with a pulse rate of 156.

Adjective modifier

• atrial: The possible causes of atrial fibrillation have been given above.

• ventricular: The most common form of sudden cardiac arrest is due to ventricular fibrillation - a rapid, chaotic, lethal rhythm of the heart.

• nonvalvular: Assessment of three schemes for stratifying stroke risk in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

• non-rheumatic: Here the very system, being an acronym, is helpful in bringing to mind important risk factors for stroke with non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation.

• non-valvular: Patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation at low risk of stroke during treatment with aspirin: .

• paroxysmal: Dr. Howard Marshall This year has seen completion of recruitment to the study of atrio-ventricular node ablation and pacing for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Modifies a noun

• potential: Fibrillation potentials were more frequent in muscles with lower grade of strength.

• investigator: Analysis of pooled data from five randomized controlled trials on behalf of the Atrial Fibrillation Investigators ( AFI ).

Preposition: in

• patient: International guidelines recommend the use of warfarin for atrial fibrillation in patients considered at higher risk for stroke.

• practice: Atrial fibrillation in general practice: how useful is echocardiography in selection of suitable patients for anticoagulation?

• population: The prevalence in of atrial fibrillation in this population was found to be 7.2 % .