Having more than 3 drinks a day over many years can cause long-lasting atrial fibrillation.
In rare cases, the shock could cause ventricular fibrillation.
Conditions that damage or strain the heart commonly cause atrial fibrillation.
Adrenochrome is known to cause fibrillation and other cardiac dysfunctions.
Still larger currents can cause fibrillation of the heart and damage to tissues.
Currents of only 10 A can be sufficient to cause fibrillation in this case.
If the current is sufficiently high, it will cause muscle contraction, fibrillation of the heart, and tissue burns.
At one point, she had briefly considered the idea, since standard 110 voltage was capable of causing ventricular fibrillation.
Blood work is usually done to look for other conditions that could cause atrial fibrillation, such as thyroid disease.
External pacemakers deliver much larger charges and do not cause fibrillation, he said.