Key result
Case report describes sudden death from emotion in a patient with 40-year benign AF.
Why the study?
Atrial fibrillation can occur without structural or functional heart alterations, but its long-term benign nature and risks remain unclear.
Population
Single patient with benign atrial fibrillation of forty years' duration without structural heart disease
Design
Case report
Authors
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Suggests emotional stress may rarely precipitate sudden death in long-standing lone AF; single case leaves open any broader implications.
Case Report
This historical case report highlights that lone atrial fibrillation can persist for decades without structural heart disease, though sudden death from emotional stress can still occur.
Samuel A. Levine (1963) conducted a case report in Atrial fibrillation. Emotion was evaluated on Sudden death. A case report describes a patient with benign atrial fibrillation of 40 years' duration who experienced sudden death from emotion.
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