Vagally Mediated Atrial Fibrillation in a Young Man Vol.
Sympathetic effects are common in middle-aged and elderly patients with underlying heart disease.
However, in the young, nondiseased heart, vagal influences are more likely to predominate. Recognition of vagally mediated atrial fibrillation in young adults as a unique clinical entity has diagnostic and therapeutic implications. Arch Fam Med. Accepted for publication March 30, 1999. All rights reserved.