Dhar and colleagues regarding the important clinical arrhythmia in treating atrial flutter (AFL). He points out that AFL's thromboembolic potential, which can estimated through the congestive heart failure, hypertension, age, diabetes mellitus and stroke score (CHADS2), is the main morbidity ...
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In conclusion, TEAP is a noninvasive method with fewer complications and has nearly the same high efficacy for converting AF and rapid AT to sinus rhythm as DC cardioversion or transvenous atrial pacing. 展开 关键词: Transesophageal pacing Atrial flutter ...
Chemical Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter With Ibutilide in Patients Receiving Amiodarone Therapy BACKGROUND: Ibutilide is a class III drug that is used for the cardioversion of atrial arrhythmias, but it can cause torsade de pointes. Amiodarone also pr... K Glatter,Y Yang,K Ch...
Atrial Flutter Diagnosis of atrial flutter: The diagnosis of atrial flutter is based on the symptoms, on the physical examination and on the ECG interpretation. Symptoms. Severity of symptoms depends on the ventricular rate and heart condition. May be present: palpitations, dizziness, anxiety, faint...
Cryoablation as standard treatment of atrial flutter: a prospective, 2-center study (CASTAF)H. BastaniT. BourkeF. BraunschweigN. DrcaK. GudmundssonP. InsulanderA. JemtrenG. KennebckE. LjungstrmB. Sadigh
Marfan's syndrome is a common connective tissue disease with different musculoskeletal, ophthalmic and cardiac manifestations. Marfan's patients carry increased risk for cardiac arrhythmias. Only three cases of atrial flutter in Marfan's patients are described in the literature. We report a fourth case...
1995. Modification of the maze procedure for atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation, II: surgical technique of the maze III procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 110:485-95.n PDF Published 2005-01-04 How to Cite Experience with Various Surgical Options for the Treatment of Atrial ...
The use of other therapeutic options such as radiofrequency ablation should also be considered in older patients having drug-refractory postoperative atrial flutter. 展开 关键词: amiodarone postoperative flutter DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03643.x 被引量: 22 ...
(58). Obliteration of the LAA could play an important role in stroke prevention in this patient population. Indeed, LAA amputation has been part of the Maze procedure since the beginning of concomitant AF surgery. There are several therapeutic options for LAA closure. The least invasive consists...