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| | atrial flutter |
 | | The extra work caused by atrial flutter may lead to chest pain and even heart attack in people with coronary artery disease. | | | Atrial flutter most often comes after a heart attack or open heart surgery. | | | Atrial flutter can also be prevented by a surgical procedure that gets rid of the short circuit. |
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http://www.northmemorial.com/healthencyclopedia/content/13.asp
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| | Atrial flutter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This is important because, since the left side of the heart supplies blood to the entire body, any thrombus material that dislodges from the left side of the heart can potentially embolize to the brain, causing a stroke. | | | However, in individuals with a pre-existing accessory conduction pathway, such as the bundle of Kent in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, the accessory pathway may conduct activity from the atria to the ventricles much faster than the AV node. | | | Of course, the thrombus material can also embolize to any other portion of the body. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_flutter
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| | U-M CVC - Atrial Flutter |
| | Atrial flutter is uncommon in the young except when there is a history of heart surgery involving the atria. | | | In young people, atrial flutter occurs most often many years after surgery for complex heart disease, and can be very disruptive for the young person trying to participate fully in school and work activities and to achieve valued life goals. | | | Atrial flutter rarely occurs in infants with otherwise normal hearts but when it does it usually resolves within the first year of life. |
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http://www.med.umich.edu/cvc/mchc/paratrfl.htm
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| | Atrial Fibrillation Foundation |
| | At times, when antiarrhythmic drugs are used for patients with atrial fibrillation, atrial fibrillation may be organized by the antiarrhythmic drug into atrial flutter and catheter ablation can then be successfully performed, a treatment sometimes referred to as hybrid therapy. | | | An important difference with atrial fibrillation, though, is that many patients with atrial flutter can have their arrhythmia treated by catheter ablation with a very good probability of success. | | | In other words, in atrial flutter, usually the electrical wave follows a distinct pathway involving one or both upper chambers of the heart. |
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| | The Physician and Sportsmedicine: Atrial Flutter in a College Football Player |
| | that documented atrial flutter as a reentrant tachycardia led to radiofrequency catheter ablation techniques that have revolutionized treatment for atrial flutter. | | | Presumably, atrial flutter is not exercise induced, and therefore we felt that practice and competition would not lead to recurrent episodes. | | | Even when the patient is hemodynamically stable, loss of the atrial contribution to preload can be a problem, especially during exercise. |
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| | pulmonary vein isolation ablation, afib, flutter, atrial fibrillation |
| | During surgical procedures to treat atrial fibrillation, the left atrial appendage may be removed and the tissue is closed with a special stapling device. | | | Patients with chronic AF not relieved by medication or procedures, or patients who have other conditions requiring heart surgery, are candidates for surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation. | | | Transtelephonic monitor: When you develop symptoms of atrial fibrillation, a strip of your current heart rhythm can be transmitted to your doctor's office over the telephone using a monitor with two bracelets or by placing the monitor against your chest wall. |
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http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/electric/afib.htm
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| | ATRIAL FLUTTER |
| | Support: Atrial flutter is a life-changing condition for you and your family. | | | Atrial (Ay-tree-al) flutter is a condition where the top chambers of the heart beat much faster than they should. | | | Risks: If your atrial flutter is not treated, your body may not get the oxygen it needs to work well. |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 16, Ch. 205, Arrhythmias |
| | RF ablation is emerging as an important approach for medically refractory atrial flutter. | | | Atrial flutter is much less common than AF, but its hemodynamic consequences and management are similar. | | | In less critical situations, low-energy (about 50 watt-seconds) elective DC electroversion or programmed stimulation is more likely to restore sinus rhythm than is medical therapy. |
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http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section16/chapter205/205c.htm
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| | Atrial Flutter |
| | Atrial flutter is similar to atrial fibrillation in many ways but is less common. | | | Anticoagulation to decrease stroke risk should therefore be considered as part of all therapies for atrial flutter. | | | Atypical atrial flutter behaves much more like atrial fibrillation than does typical atrial flutter. |
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| | Advanced Treatment of Atrial Flutter Holds Up in Long-Term Follow-Up |
| | Atrial arrhythmias account for about 10 percent of hospital admissions in patients 70 and over, according to study director Michael D. Lesh, MD, assistant professor of medicine at UCSF. | | | The results of the study were reported at the American Heart Association's 68th Scientific Sessions in Anaheim today (November 13) by Leslie A. Saxon, MD, assistant professor of medicine at UCSF. | | | "Our new study shows that in patients with atrial flutter, catheter ablation has a high success rate and cure is maintained over the long-term in the majority." |
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| | Arrythmia: In the News: Volume 7, Issue 4 |
| | The authors were attempting to determine whether similar remodeling phenomena are observed following chronic atrial flutter as had been previously described for atrial fibrillation. | | | This premise has important implications for adjunctive therapy for atrial fibrillation, a very challenging arrhythmia to treat. | | | recent study (Morton et al, Circulation 2002; 105: 258-264) assessed the electrophysiologic consequences of chronic atrial flutter in an experimental animal model. |
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| | Animal Study Shows Link Between Nicotine And Atrial Flutter |
| | According to Karagueuzian, "To the extent that this animal model may be representative of human atrial flutter, our findings may be valuable in determining the pathogenesis of human typical atrial flutter and eventually helping to identify a therapeutic target for preventing fibrosis and atrial flutter." | | | This reaction promotes a kind of rapid heart rhythm that has many similarities to typical human atrial flutter, a potentially life-threatening condition that affects approximately a quarter million Americans each year. | | | The final group, however, which had an MI, along with surgery and nicotine, did experience atrial flutter. |
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050128222617.htm
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| | ATRIAL FLUTTER |
| | Symptoms of heart failure are difficulty breathing, chest pain, or fainting. | | | Other prescribed medications should be taken regularly, and levels should be monitored on schedule. | | | This medicine can cause easy bruising or bleeding, and levels have to be checked periodically. |
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| | Atrial fibrillation/flutter Encyclopedia Search - Drug Price Search |
| | The natural tendency of atrial fibrillation, however, is to become a chronic condition. | | | Continuous ambulatory cardiac monitoring -- Holter monitor (24 hour test) -- may be necessary because the condition is often sporadic (occurring at some times but not others). | | | For most patients with atrial flutter, radiofrequency ablation is the current treatment of choice. |
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http://drug-price-search.com/encyclopedia/?encyclopedia_name_url=219&level=2
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| | Atrial Flutter? |
| | Are these simply APCs and the "vibration" my imagination, or is it possible for something like atrial flutter to be at work, even though the bpm remain low (I had read extensively on the matter and found no example of a normal heart rate associated with flutter). | | | (My own theory is an irritated and trembling esophagus wall which is close to a sensitized atrial muscle is stimulating the atrial muscle to fire prematurely...based on symptoms of reflux currently under investigation). | | | As you can imagine, with all this going on, I have been very attentive to my heart and its irregularity...my usual pulse rate is about 40-50 during the day and my heart is bit enlarged as a result of a lifetime of strong exercise. |
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http://www.medhelp.org/forums/cardio/messages/31842a.html
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| | Atrial Flutter |
| | This critical isthmus of slowed conduction is crucial to the maintenance of the reentrant conduction and represents the site of successful radiofrequency ablation that eliminates atrial flutter. | | | This procedure involves applying a measured electrical shock to the heart, delivered through the chest and perfectly timed to coordinate with the EKG. | | | This common form of atrial flutter is characterized electrocardiographically by sawtoothed flutter waves that are negative in leads 11, 111, and aVF and show continual electrical activity (lack of an isoelectric interval between flutter waves, see figure 5a). |
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http://www.rjmatthewsmd.com/Definitions/atrial_flutter.htm
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| | Atrial Flutter |
| | Your doctor will also try to find out the cause of your atrial flutter. | | | The faster they beat the more problems your body will have getting enough oxygen. | | | Some people may feel pain or fluttering in the chest, have trouble breathing, or develop nausea. |
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| | Atrial Flutter treatment options and information at Mayo Clinic |
| | Follow-up care for patients is another essential component of Mayo Clinic's care for atrial flutter. | | | Many treatments for atrial flutter and new experimental therapies are available at Mayo Clinic. | | | For patients with atrial flutter, the medical team at Mayo Clinic is led by electrophysiologists. |
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http://www.mayoclinic.org/atrial-flutter
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| | CHEST: The alternation between atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation - Clinical Investigations |
| | Of the 96 patients, half (48) were studied during hospitalization following open-heart surgery and were designated as group A. The other 48 patients, group B, were studied for various other clinical indications. | | | There were 12 patients with atrial fibrillation and no demonstrable heart disease. | | | There were 47 patients with atherosclerotic heart disease, 21 with mitral valve disease, 17 with aortic valve disease, three with congenital heart disease, two each with cardiomyopathy, endocarditis, sick sinus syndrome and hypertension, and one with cardiac amyloidosis. |
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| | Re: Atrial flutter |
| | This procedure does not involve open-heart surgery, but is similar to a cardiac catheterization. | | | Tambocor is only one of several medications that can be used for atrial arrhythmias. | | | Since it no longer seems to be effective, and since you have side effects at the higher doses, it seems reasonable to try a different class of medications. |
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| | Dofetilide for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter |
| | Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider if you have questions regarding a medical condition or treatment. | | | Dofetilide for the FDA approved indication of treatment for atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter is considered medically necessary if the medical appropriateness criteria are met. | | | Dofetilide for the FDA approved indication of treatment for atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter is considered medically appropriate for an individual when used for: |
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| | American College of Cardiology 1997 - Atrial Fibrilation and Atrial Flutter - Medstudents |
| | The conclusion was that Ibutilide is safe and effective in post cardiac surgery patients, as long as it is administered in a setting where ventricular arrhytmias can be recognized and treated. | | | The dose of 1 mg was the most effective, with a conversion rate for atrial fibrilation of 45 % and for atrial flutter of 80 %. | | | Another commented advance is the use of ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrilation, specially where a single reentrant circuit can be found around the pulmonary veins in the left atrium (which occurs mainly in patients with paroxismal atrial fibrilation). |
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| | Risk Of Stroke Increased Among Older People With Atrial Flutter • Your Neurology Community |
| | We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the Health On the Net Foundation | | | According to the report, the overall stroke risk was greater for patients with atrial flutter than for the control group, with a risk ratio of 1.406. | | | The investigators note that the presence of certain comorbid diagnoses--congestive heart failure, rheumatic heart disease, and hypertension--predicted the development of an episode of atrial fibrillation in patients with atrial flutter. |
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| | Atrial Flutter |
| | Signs and symptoms often experienced with atrial flutter are similar to those of atrial fibrillation, such as a pounding heart rate or pulse, shortness of breath, or dizziness. | | | This rapid, irregular pattern gives rise to the symptoms of atrial fibrillation, such as palpitations, rapid heart beat, chest discomfort, shortness of breath and dizziness. | | | Contributing to the symptoms is the failure of the atria and the ventricles to have coordinated pumping action as they do in the normal situation, which can also lead to a less efficient cardiac pump. |
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| | Causes of Atrial Flutter |
| | Most people with atrial flutter have heart disease. | | | A third of those who have atrial flutter don't have underlying heart disease. | | | Exposure to heart stimulants such as caffeine,tobacco, or alcohol |
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| | Treatments for Atrial flutter - WrongDiagnosis.com |
| | Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment or change in treatment plans. | | | - Doctors and Medical Specialists for Atrial flutter | | | Treatment list for Atrial flutter: The list of treatments mentioned in various sources for Atrial flutter includes the following list. |
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