1). Ventricular rate control can be difficult to achieve during atrial flutter, and high doses of rate control medications are often needed, which increase the risk of hypotension. If hypotension occurs, atrial flutter can be managed with DCCV; atrial flutter is exquisitely sensitive to DCCV ...
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Before discussing trials that have compared rhythm-control and rate-control strategies, a review of the evidence base of each is worthwhile. In the Canadian Trial of Atrial Fibrillation, patients with symptomatic paroxysmal or persistent AF were randomized to amiodarone, sotalol, or propafenone.1 Rhyt...
Manage atrial flutter:Know your target heart rate. Learn how to take your pulse and monitor your heart rate. Manage other health conditions. This includes high blood pressure or cholesterol, sleep apnea, diabetes, and other heart conditions. Take medicine as directed and follow your treatment pl...
Intravenous amiodarone bolus versus oral quinidine for atrial flutter and fibrillation after cardiac operations. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1990;99:911–918. Google Scholar Geelen P, O'Hara GE, Roy N, Talajic M, Roy D, Plante S, Turgeon J. Comparison of propafenone versus procainamide for the...
For example, strokes are also a concern in someone with atrial flutter. As with atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter is usually not life-threatening when it's properly treated. Risk factors Certain factors may increase your risk of developing atrial fibrillation. These include: Age.The older you ...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) are common cardiac arrhythmias in older adults. Medical management focuses on rate and rhythm control of AF and AFL to promote symptomatic relief and avoid tachycardia-mediated cardiomyopathy. Pharmacologic treatment of AF and AFL is especially challeng...
Patients were excluded if they had a history of atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, or atrial tachyarrhythmia; preoperative high-degree atrioventricular (AV) block (defined as Mobitz type 2-second degree AV block or complete heart block); current or previous use of medication for the purposes of...
or warfarin may be used when the CHADS(2) score = 1.Aspirin, 81-325 mg daily, is recommended in patients with a CHADS(2) score of 0 or if warfarin is contraindicated.Stroke rate is similar for paroxysmal, persistent, and permanent atrial fibrillation, and probably for atrial flutter. ...
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