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.
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a common type of irregular heartbeat. While it’s not necessarily life-threatening on its own, it’s a serious complication that may require emergency care. Learn more about atrial fibrillation, including AFib symptoms and c
Atrial fibrillation, in which your upper chambers move irregularly and out of rhythm with the lower chambers Atrial flutter, in which your upper chambers maintain a regular beat, but it's fast and out of rhythm with the lower chambers Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT), in which your upper c...
Pharmacological conversion of atrial flutter is done with antiarrhythmic from class I and class III, in particular: flecainide, propafenone, sotalol, amiodarone, dofetilide, ibutilide, which are intravenously administered. They will be used, only if the treatment to decrease ventricular rate was effe...
Heart palpitations -- a flutter in your chest or rapid heartbeat Chest pain or pressure Confused Weak or short of energy Dizzy Short of breath Like you have to pee more often Like it’s hard to exercise Tired You may feelchest painor pressure. If you do, call 911 right away. You may...
Age:Atrial flutter is more common in older adults, particularly those over age 60. High blood pressure:Hypertensioncan increase the risk of atrial flutter by placing additional strain on the heart. Lung disease:Certain lung conditions, such aschronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) orpulmonary em...
Independent predictors of readmission included presence of anemia (aOR 1.46, 95% CI: 1.1 - 1.92, P=0.007), discharge against medical advice (aOR 2.9, 95% CI: 1.07-7.97, P=0.03), and presence of atrial flutter/Fibrillation (aOR 1.36, 95% CI: 1.03-1.81, P=0.03). Conclusion: Predictors...
Because of implausibly rapid increases in deaths reported due to atrial fibrillation, we have developed a unified model of atrial fibrillation that makes use of prevalence, case fatality, and mortality data to estimate both the nonfatal and fatal burden due to this condition. Defining disease ...
Atrial flutter: This condition is caused by a rapid discharge from a single place in the right atrium. Typically, the right atrium produces electrical impulses at a rate of 300 beats per minute, but only every other beat is conducted through the AV node, meaning that the ventricular rate is...
In 26 pts (30%), sinus tachycardia triggered inappropriate ICD-therapies, in 21 pts (24%) oversensing, mostly due to fractures and insulation failures of the leads, in three pts atrial flutter, in two pts non-sustained VT, in one pt supraventricular tachycardia and in another pt T-wave ...