Now atrial fibrillation is much faster than atrial flutter, and it's also much more chaotic than atrial flutter. So typically atrial fibrillation will cause an irregular heart beat.

Radiofrequency ablation should be considered as first-choice therapy for symptomatic atrial flutter, even after just one episode, investigators conclude. An accompanying editorial, however ...

The 12-lead ECG shows typical atrial flutter (AFl) with a ventricular rate of 120 bpm. Last year, he had intermittent self-terminating palpitations.

When a person with AFib or atrial flutter experiences an episode, the heart may beat as many as 300 times per minute or more in the upper heart chambers and 100-200 times per minute in the lower heart ...

While people with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter had worse outcomes than people without either, for some outcomes, risk varied by degree of CHA2DS2-VASc score, researchers reported in JAMA ...

Hypnosis was superior to placebo to alleviate pain and reduce the consumption of morphine during atrial flutter ablation, researchers found in a prospective, randomized study. “This is the first ...

Jim Harbaugh said he has atrial flutter, a type of arrhythmia that causes the upper chambers of the heart to beat 250 to 350 times per minute. A flare up today is what caused him to leave the game ...

There is conflicting evidence regarding bisphosphonates and atrial fibrillation (AF) risk in osteoporosis patients. However, bisphosphonates are used in much higher doses in treatment of bone ...

Atrial flutter is a type of abnormal heart rhythm that causes rapid and irregular beating of the upper chambers of the heart. Patients can have symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath ...

In patients with AF, the incidence of initial hemorrhagic stroke and rates of 30-day case fatality have been stable the past decade regardless of OAC use.

RESTORE SR to study efficacy and safety of vanoxerine in atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) patients, results expected in the second half of 2016 LA JOLLA, Calif., Laguna ...

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh briefly left the team’s game against the Broncos during the first quarter on Sunday due to atrial flutter that he has dealt with for a number of years, he told ...