Palpitations (rapid heartbeat or a pounding or fluttering sensation in the chest) Shortness of breath Anxiety Trouble exercising or with otherphysical activity Confusion Tiredness or lack of energy People with heart or lung disease who have atrial flutter may have these and other, more significant...
His neck exam revealed a mobile, rubbery about 2.5 cm lymph node in ant cervical group on left side. Chest exam showed decreased breath sound at both base with rest of lung fields clear to auscultation, Cardiac exam revealed regular rate & rhythm, normal S1S2, with no murmurs, Abdomen was...
Angina pectoris (chest or heart pains) Feeling faint or light headed Fainting (syncope) What Causes Atrial Flutter? Atrial flutter may be caused by abnormalities of the heart, diseases of the heart, or by diseases elsewhere in the body that affect the heart. Atrial flutter may also be caused...
Another general stood in a martial pose and kept fluttering his hand in front of his chest, glancing around. Literature And then—for the first time in more than thirty hours—her eyes fluttered open. Literature I asked suspiciously, fluttering my fingers and thinking that it was really too...
I have had various EKG and chest X-rays and all comes out normal. Do these test actually detect if you have any problem with your heart? For the past couple of months I have had either flutter in my chest or in my throat. The most common one is felt on the throat, this scares ...
Electrical conversion is the most commonly used method to restore sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation. It is a brief procedure, usually performed under general anesthesia or sedation where an electrical shock is delivered to the heart through paddles placed on the chest. ...
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electrophysiology finally solved the mystery of AFL in man and led to the knowledge of its mechanism. In this chapter, the author reviews historical aspects of this rhythm abnormality as well as epidemiology, clinical presentation, classification, and current treatment with special reference to ...
The left atrial appendage (LAA) is thought to be the primary source of stroke in patients with nonvalvular AF (Fig. 35.2). Several nonpharmacologic approaches to LAA occlusion exist and represent potential alternatives to anticoagulation. The WATCHMAN device (Boston Scientific, Marlborough, MA) is...
Most ventricular tachycardias encountered in clinical practice occur in patients who have structural heart disease. In the present case, a 27-year-old female attorney presented with palpitations of 1-day duration accompanied by dizziness, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. She had experienced...