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usually treated with medications and/or electrical shock (cardioversion). In some cases, removal of a small portion of the heart (ablation), implantation of a pacemaker or a cardioverter defibrillator, or maze surgery is needed
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAtrial fibrillation and atrial flutter often revert to normal rhythms without the need for cardioversion.
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∙ 13y agocan sometimes be prevented when the cause can be identified and controlled. Depending on the cause, prevention could include: treating the underlying Heart disease reducing stress and anxiety
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∙ 10y agoAn atrial flutter is when the heart is not working properly and the person concerned feels like their are having palpitations. It can be treated by a mild electric shock.
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Difference between atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter?
They're he same thing. Atrial flutter is more of a slang term, and is sometimes found in patients with atrial tachycardia. Basically, atrial fibrillation is a disorder, and atrial flutter is a symptom
What are the most common disorders that are treated by a catheter ablation?
Atrial fibrillation and flutter and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome are two of the most common disorders treated with catheter ablation.
How the atrial flutter dealt with including drug and electrical treat ment?
Atrial flutter is a condition where the hearts normal conducting pathways are disturbed. it is treated by trying to reset the normal, usually with medications first such as amiodarone or lidocaine, or then if it refractory, with electrotherapy like cardioversion at around 50 to 100 J
What happens with atrial flutter?
Atrial flutter-- Rapid, inefficient contraction of the upper chamber of the heart.
How many beats per minute would result in flutter?
Atrial Flutter is characterized by rapid depolarization of a single atrial focus at a rate of 250-350 BMP
What is it called when the upper chambers of the heart flutters?
Atrial Flutter. You may be thinking of atrial fibrillation, though.
What conditions are treated by defibrillation?
Defibrillation is performed to correct life-threatening arrhythmias of the heart including ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest.in non-life threatening situations, atrial defibrillation can be used to treat atrial fibrillation or flutter.
Which would produce the most life-threatening condition atrial flutter ventricular flutter atrial fibrillation or ventricular fibrillation?
Ventricular fibrillation, since this pumps blood to the rest of the body.
What is the goal of treatment for atrial fibrillation and flutter?
to control the rate and rhythm of the heart and to prevent the formation of blood clots. If the arrhythmia is caused by heart disease, the heart disease will also be treated.
Which ventricular response would be most consistent with uncontrolled atrial flutter?
120
If a person's cardiac muscle is not contracting as a unit what does this indicate?
This can be either atrial flutter which is not life threaten or ventricular flutter which is very life threatening.
What are the symptoms of Atrial Flutter?
The symptoms are variable for people, but most of the patients with atrial flutter describe having a rapid heartbeat, a fluttering feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, anxiety and weakness. This does not count for people with heart or lung diseases.
