Oct 8, 2024 · Atrial flutter is a form of supraventricular tachycardia caused by a re-entry circuit within the right atrium. The length of the re-entry circuit corresponds to the size of the right …

Mar 17, 2025 · Do you know how to diagnose atrial flutter? Can you differentiate typical from atypical atrial flutter? This article reviews all that, and more.

Mar 26, 2025 · During atrial flutter, the upper chambers of the heart, also called the atria, beat 250 to 350 times per minute. With atrial flutter, the signal that tells the atrium to beat may be …

Understand atrial flutter (AFL), typical and atypical forms, sawtooth waves, and ECG identification for both isthmus-dependent and independent flutters.

Jan 26, 2022 · The rapid atrial rate gives a characteristic ‘sawtooth’ appearance to the baseline of the ECG, made up of flutter or ‘F’ waves. This can be made more apparent by carotid sinus …

Feb 7, 2017 · Atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (AFib) are closely related. Atrial flutter is a health condition (arrhythmia) where the atria of the heart have an electrical problem (a re-entry loop) …