A discussion of the mechanisms which could have caused unusual atrial flutter which was observed in the patient is presented.SIKDAR, SUNANDANCHANG, SHIH‐LINLIN, YENN‐JIANGLO, LI‐WEIHU, YU‐FENGCHEN, SHIH‐ANNJournal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology...
Dunn MI (1998) Thromboembolism with atrial flutter. Am J Cardiol 82:638 CrossRef About this Chapter Title Chronic Atrial Flutter: What Is the Risk of Thromboembolism? Book Title Cardiac Arrhythmias 1999 Book Subtitle Vol.1. Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Cardiac Arrhythmias ...
Although no one knows for sure what triggers or causes atrial flutter, atrial flutter is caused by a disruption in the normal electrical signals that control the heartbeat. In a healthy heart, the electrical signals that regulate the heartbeat originate in the sinoatrial (SA) node, a small c...
Technique of Overdrive Pacing for Atrial Flutter Within a reentry circuit, at any point in time a portion of the circuit is not being activated. This is the distance between the advancing head of the circulating wave front and the tail of depolarized cells; it is called the excitable gap....
If you go into atrial flutter, the Holter monitor will pick that up. Event monitor (sometimes called a cardiac event monitor). If your heart rhythm needs to be tracked for longer than 48 hours, this is what you’ll need. Like a Holter monitor, it’s a type of portable EKG. But it...
To determine if the rhythm is atrial flutter, you need to plot out the potential P-to-P interval. This is accomplished by measuring the intervals between what appears to be each separate P-wave, then match that P-to-P interval across the EKG tracing. In atrial flutter, the potential P-...
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Atrial flutter is an abnormality in the beating of the heart, also known as arrhythmias. Symptoms include palpitations, shortness of breath, anxiety, and weakness. Treatment of atrial flutter includes defibrillation of the heart and medication.
A cardiac arrhythmia characterized by rapid, irregular atrial impulses and ineffective atrial contractions; the heartbeat varies from 60 to 180 per minute and is grossly irregular in intensity and rhythm. Also known as auricular flutter. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Co...
Hello, good people. My mother was diagnosed atrial flutter. I know that this kind of arrhythmia is not life threatening, but it can increase risk for a heart attack.