Atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (AFib) are heart rhythm conditions that occur when the upper chambers of the heart (known as the atria) beat too quickly. Atrial flutter involves the atria ...

Atrial flutter is similar to atrial fibrillation in that the rhythm originates in the atrium and causes a narrow complex tachycardia, which carries thromboembolic risk. Typical atrial flutter ...

The regularity of the QRS complexes frequently present with atrial flutter helps to distinguish it from atrial fibrillation, though atrial flutter with variable conduction of the P waves can also ...

Atrial flutter is common in AF treated with antiarrhythmic ... symptoms and the risk of thromboembolic complications. The Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM ...

A 2024 study followed the outcomes of 260,492 adults hospitalized for AFib or atrial flutter, a closely related cardiac rhythm change. The authors reported 45% of the people had died within 10 ...

Do scary movies make your heart skip a beat? Or maybe you notice a flutter in your chest just as you’re settling down for the night. When your heart beats rapidly or irregularly for a few seconds, you ...