Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been reported to complicate the course of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in 6–21% of hospitalized patients. Possible precipitating factors of AF in this setting include atrial ischaemia or infarction, right ventricular infarction, pericardial inflammation, acute hypoxia or hypokalaemia, and haemodynamic impairment secondary to left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. E...