Atrial Flutter • LITFL • ECG Library Diagnosis
2024年10月8日 · Atrial flutter is a form of supraventricular tachycardia caused by a re-entry circuit within the right atrium. The length of the re-entry circuit corresponds to the size of the right atrium, resulting in a fairly predictable atrial rate of around 300 bpm (range 200-400)
Atrial flutter: classification, causes, ECG diagnosis & management
ECG in atrial flutter. The ECG shows regular flutter waves (F-waves; not to be confused with f-waves seen in atrial fibrillation) which gives the baseline a saw-tooth appearance. Atrial flutter is the only diagnosis causing this baseline appearance, which is why it …
Atrial Flutter - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2022年12月8日 · Atrial flutter is a macro-reentrant tachycardia and, depending on the site of origin, can be a typical or atypical atrial flutter. Electrocardiographic findings of atrial flutter are flutter waves without an isoelectric line between the QRS complex.
Atrial flutter - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
2024年8月29日 · If your healthcare team thinks you have atrial flutter, you may have blood tests to check your liver, thyroid and kidneys. Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG). This quick test checks the electrical activity of the heart.
What is Atrial Flutter? - American Heart Association
2023年3月23日 · Atrial flutter is detectable by an electrocardiogram. During atrial flutter, the atrium of the heart beat 250 to 350 times per minute. (The atrium is the term for the upper chambers of the heart.) This heartbeat is much faster than the …
Atrial Flutter, Electrocardiogram Characteristics - My EKG
2024年5月19日 · Atrial flutter is an arrhythmia caused by a macro-reentry circuit in the atria (most frequently located in the right atrium) that becomes a self-perpetuating loop.
Overview of atrial flutter - UpToDate
2024年3月7日 · The ECG hallmark of typical atrial flutter is discordance in flutter wave "direction" between the inferior leads and lead V1. In counterclockwise circuits, flutter waves are directly negative in the inferior leads but are positive in lead V1.
Atrial Flutter ECG Review | Learn the Heart - Healio
Atrial flutter occurs when a “ reentrant ” circuit is present, causing a repeated loop of electrical activity to depolarize the atrium at a rate of about 250 to 350 beats per minute; the atrial...
Atrial Flutter ECG, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Medication - MedicineNet
2023年2月28日 · Atrial flutter is a type of arrhythmia in which there is a problem with the heart's electrical system. Learn about treatment, types of medication, ECG, causes, and symptoms of atrial flutter.
Atrial Flutter - Atrial Flutter - Merck Manual Professional Edition
The diagnosis of atrial flutter is by electrocardiography (ECG). In typical flutter, ECG shows continuous and regular atrial activation with a sawtooth pattern, most obvious in leads II, III, and aVF (see figure Atrial Flutter ).