ATRIAL FLUTTER Symptoms Causes Diagnosis with Treatment

ATRIAL FLUTTER TACHYARRHYTHMIAS ARRHYTHMIAS marked by rapid (about 300 beats per minute) regular atrial beating

SINUS TACHYCARDIA —

ATRIAL FLUTTER —

ATRIAL FLUTTER Definition cardiac dysrhythmia —

marked by rapid (about 300 beats per minute) regular atrial beating,
atrial flutter usually a regular ventricular response (whose rate may vary depending on the conduction of electrical impulses from the atria through the atrioventricular node).
Atrial flutter usually converts to sinus rhythm with low-voltage direct current (DC) cardioversion or atrial pacing.
atrial flutter On the electrocardiogram, the fluttering of the atria is best seen in leads II, III, and F as “sawtooth” deflections between the QRS complexes.

Symptoms atrial flutter —

Patients may be asymptomatic, esp. when ventricular rates are less than 100 bpm.
During tachycardic episodes, patients often report palpitations, dizziness, presyncope, or syncope.

Mediastinal flutter —

Diaphragmatic flutter —

Rapid contractions of the diaphragm. They may occur intermittently or be present for an extended period. The cause is unknown.

Ventricular flutter —

Ventricular contractions of the heart at 250 beats per minute, creating a high-amplitude, sawtooth pattern on the surface electrocardiogram. The rhythm is lethal unless immediate life support and resuscitation are provided.
This tachyarrhythmia is slower than atrial fibrillation ilnd characterized by regular uniform saw-tooth-like f utter waves.
Atrial rate 250 – 350 bpm.
Ventricular rate is half the atrial rate, because of physiological block allowing cond 50% of atrial beats to the ventricle.
P waves replaced by flutter waves – Saw-tooth like waves best seen in lead III And AVF.

Treatment Atrial flutter cardiac dysrhythmia —