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8 Μαρ 2024 · Treatment for atrial fibrillation may include medicines, therapy to shock the heart back to a regular rhythm and procedures to block faulty heart signals. A person with atrial fibrillation also may have a related heart rhythm problem called atrial flutter.
29 Αυγ 2024 · Atrial flutter is a type of heart rhythm disorder, called an arrhythmia. It is similar to atrial fibrillation (AFib). But in atrial flutter the heart rhythm is more organized and less chaotic than in AFib. A person can have both atrial flutter and AFib. Atrial flutter may not cause symptoms.
23 Μαρ 2023 · Atrial flutter occurs when the chambers beat faster than normal and not always in coordination. It is not as common as atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib or AF. But atrial flutter has similar symptoms, causes and consequences. People with atrial flutter may develop AFib as well.
12 Ιαν 2024 · Atrial flutter is an abnormality in the beating of the heart. Take a comprehensive look at the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation.
27 Μαρ 2023 · The most common symptom: a quivering or fluttering heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation, also called AFib or AF, is the most common type of irregular heartbeat. The abnormal firing of electrical impulses causes the atria (the top chambers in the heart) to quiver (or fibrillate).
The most obvious symptom of atrial fibrillation is heart palpitations – where the heart feels like it's pounding, fluttering or beating irregularly, often for a few seconds or possibly a few minutes.
Symptoms depend on how fast the ventricles contract and may include awareness of heartbeats (palpitations), weakness, dizziness or light-headedness, shortness of breath, and chest pain. Electrocardiography (ECG) confirms the diagnosis.
