Recent studies have tested the hypothesis that preventive pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) at time of atrial flutter ablation in patients who have not had atrial fibrillation (AF) will reduce future incidence of AF. To model relative procedural costs, risks, and benefits of sequential versus combined...
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This article will discuss what causes it, its risks, and how to treat it. Abnormal heartbeat A person with atrial flutter may experience a rapid but regular heartbeat. The heart consists of two upper chambers (atria) and two lower chambers (ventricles). When the heart is working normally...
AFib vs. atrial flutter Both are problems with your heart's beating. When you have atrial flutter, your heart beats too fast but still mostly in a regular rhythm. When you have AFib, your heart's rhythm is irregular. Types of Atrial Fibrillation One of the tests you might have for atria...
In particular, radiofrequency (RF) ablation is considered as first-line therapy in atrial flutter, but not in AF. The differences between the two arrhythmias, usually detectable by ECG, are based on the following: • Atrial flutter has a single, stable reentrant pathway. Therefore, all ...
A heartbeat that races, pounds, or flutters Weakness, severe tiredness, or confusion Feeling lightheaded, sweaty, dizzy, or faint Shortness of breath or anxiety Chest pain or pressureHow is A-fib diagnosed?Your healthcare provider will examine you. Tell the provider about your symptoms, ...
Atrial flutter often results from a macroreentrant circuit that uses anatomic structures within the right atrium as its borders. RF ablation at the site of an obligatory isthmus can eliminate the atrial flutter circuit. The aim of this study was to compare two approaches to atrial flutter ablation...
Endocardial mapping has led to a detailed knowledge of reentry mechanisms in atrial flutter. Multipolar and deflecting tip catheters allow recording local electrograms from multiple areas of the right atrium, and from the coronary sinus. In common flutter, with the typical "sawtooth" pattern, ther...
Catheter ablation.In this procedure, a thin, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into a blood vessel and moved to your heart. Once there, your doctor will use the catheter to deliver hot or cold energy to make scars in the part of your heart where your atrial flutter occurs. Thes...
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