HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Image-based patient-specific computational models have recently emerged as a tool to guide atypical atrial flutter (AAF) ablation. However, little is known about the sensitivity of these models to the selection of parameters.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

The competing risk of non-stroke mortality may limit the potential benefit of stroke prophylaxis therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and/or atrial flutter (AF).

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ECG Guru

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Why is this atypical atrial flutter from the left atrium?

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Concerns about the safety of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in patients with atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AF/AFL) have arisen due to reports of an association between thromboembolic events and COVID-19 vaccination.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Wild-type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTRwt-CM) is often accompanied by atrial fibrillation (AF), atrial flutter (AFL), and atrial tachycardia (AT), which are difficult to control because beta-blockers and antiarrhythmic drugs can worsen heart failure (HF).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Atrial flutter with 2:1 conduction. The atrial flutter rate is approximately 200 bpm, with 2:1 AV conduction resulting in ventricular rate almost exactly 100 bpm. Further history revealed she had new onset atrial flutter soon after her aortic surgery, and was put on flecainide approximately 1 month ago.

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American College of Cardiology

MAY 6, 2024

Although atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AFib/AFL) are common manifestations of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), a post hoc analysis of the ATTR-ACT study, published April 30 in JACC: CardioOncology, found they do not predict all-cause mortality.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Activation mapping of atrial arrhythmias often require intracardiac EGMs because of its better visibility and reliability. However, one of the pitfalls of an activation map is that it is dependent on the stability of the timing reference.

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ECG Guru

DECEMBER 18, 2023

If a wide complex tachycardia occurs, the probability is very high that it is a ventricular tachycardia (approx. 80%, in patients with a previous myocardial infarction (.) Here we see a broad complex tachycardia that looks like an RBBB + LAFB, which is regular. In this constellation, 3 causes must be considered: 1.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

When mutiple atrial tachycardias coexist, ablation of an individual isthmus may lead to a seamless transition (without significant changes in surface ECG or coronary sinus activation) to a second rhythm. The isthmus block could go unnoticed leading to continued unnecessary ablations.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia with increasing prevalence globally. Catheter ablation is well-established treatment for prevention of AF recurrences and decreasing AF symptoms.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Ablation of isthmus-dependent atrial flutter with interventional CMR has demonstrated its efficacy and safety in the initial phase for achieving bidirectional block. However, limited long-term follow-up data exist for these patients.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation is crucial to right atrial flutter (AFL) and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Identification and eradication of this electric pathway is important to prevent the recurrence of atrial arrhythmias.

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ECG Guru

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Let's first consider the heart rate: with a heart rate of 194 beats/min, the heart rate is too low for atrial flutter (1:1) (except in patients who have been pre-treated with medication), and the rate would be unusually high for atrial flutter with 2:1 conduction. What arrhythmia is present?

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Complete and durable block across the left atrial (LA) roof can be integral to ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) and atypical atrial flutter (AFl). The right pulmonary artery (RPA) is in close proximity to the LA roof, and may provide a vantage for epicardial LA roof mapping and ablation.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

67-year-old male has a planned PVI with RFA for atrial fibrillation involving bilateral wide area circumferential ablation, left carina line, posterior left atrial linear box isolation. He also underwent separate CTI ablation for atrial flutter. He was discharged the next day on colchicine and omeprazole. g/dl from 13.3

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The American Journal of Cardiology

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Publication date: Available online 17 December 2023 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Hugo De Larochellière, François Brouillette, Patrick Lévesque, Nicolas Dognin, Raphaël St-Germain, Goran Rimac, Sylvain Lemay, François Philippon, Mario Sénéchal

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

A non-sustained right ventricular (RV) oversensing (NSO) feature has been added to the St. Jude SecureSense RV noise discrimination algorithm.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 27, 2024

Her past medical history revealed multiple arrhythmias and ECG abnormalities in her 30s and 40s, including WPW syndrome with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, paroxysmal atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and complete left bundle branch block. Upon arrival, her vital signs were unremarkable.

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HeartRhythm

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) remains the cornerstone of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. In patients with more advanced AF subtypes, atypical atrial flutter, and extensive atrial myopathy, additional linear ablation is often required; however, durable block of these remains challenging.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

JANUARY 15, 2024

Abstract Introduction Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter originating from the donor s heart is a commonly reported complication post heart transplant.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The trial will evaluate the outcomes of therapy provided with the FARAPULSE PFA System versus AADs, including device-or procedure-related adverse events, the rates of freedom from AF, atrial flutter, or atrial tachycardia, as well as AF burden – a measurement of the amount of AF an individual experiences.

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Cardiovascular Diabetology

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The effects of SGLT2i on atrial fibrillation(AF), atrial flutter(AFL), composite AF/AFL, ventricular fibrillation(VF), ventricular tachycardia(VT), ventricular extrasystoles(VES), sudden cardiac death(SCD) and composite VF/VT/SCD were evaluated. RCTs comparing SGLT2i with placebo were included.

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ECG Cases

JULY 17, 2018

How can the Bix Rule help distinguish Atrial Flutter from SVT? Why is amiodarone contraindicated in patients with WPW associated with atrial fibrillation? What are the important differences in the approach and treatment of atrial fibrillation vs. atrial flutter?

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Available study and registry data as well as case reports concerning utilization of the QDOT MICRO™ Catheter for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias including AF, focal and macroreentry atrial tachycardia, typical atrial flutter by cavotricuspid isthmus block, premature ventricular contractions, and accessory pathways were reviewed and summarized.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Written by Jesse McLaren A 65 year old with a history of atrial flutter, CABG and end-stage renal disease on dialysis presented with 3 days of fluctuating chest pain, which was ongoing at triage. What do you think? Do you need posterior leads?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

The rhythm differential for narrow, regular, and tachycardic is sinus rhythm, SVT (encompassing AVNRT, AVRT, atrial tach, etc), and atrial flutter (another supraventricular rhythm which is usually considered separately from SVTs). Therefore this patient is either in some form of SVT or atrial flutter. If so, why?

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This study aimed to evaluate a short-term anti-inflammatory treatment with colchicine following ablation of AF.METHODS:Patients scheduled for ablation were randomized to receive colchicine 0.6 mg twice daily or placebo for 10 days. The first dose of the study drug was administered within 4 hours before ablation.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

DECEMBER 7, 2023

On the other hand, non-FAAM-guided ablation was performed via linear ablation, complex fractionated atrial electrogram ablation, superior vena cava isolation, and focal ablation according to the location of the non-PV foci. The primary endpoints were AF recurrence, atrial flutter, and/or atrial tachycardia.

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Open Heart

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The rhythms recorded by each ECG were 73 sinus regular rhythms, 35 extrasystoles, 222 AFs and 3 atrial flutters. Results One hundred and seven patients (44 paroxysmal AF, 63 persistent or permanent AF) were enrolled, and a total of 333 recordings were analysed. to 97.6%) and 96.8% (95% CI 92.6% to 100%), respectively.

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Open Heart

JANUARY 20, 2022

No participant demonstrated atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, sustained supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), sustained ventricular tachycardia or infranodal atrioventricular block. Median monitoring duration was 13.2 (IQR Nearly all participants (96%) had an ectopic burden of <1%; one participant had a 2.8%

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DAIC

JANUARY 31, 2024

The company also recently commenced the AVANT GUARD clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the system as a first-line treatment for persistent AF compared to anti-arrhythmic drug therapy.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 28, 2024

male with pertinent past medical history including Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Embolism, and hypertension presented to the Emergency Department via ambulance for respiratory distress and tachycardia.

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Cardiomatics

APRIL 5, 2024

AFIB/AFL – atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter episodes. Supraventricular tachycardia – more than 7 consecutive complexes of supraventricular beats at a rate of > 100 bpm. Supraventricular rhythm (SVR) – more than 3 supraventricular beats that do not meet the criteria for AF.

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AMS Cardiology

JANUARY 16, 2024

Electrical cardioversion may be recommended for you if you have certain types of arrhythmias, such as: Atrial fibrillation (AFib): This is the most common type of arrhythmia, and it can cause symptoms like dizziness, fatigue, and difficulty breathing. Atrial flutter: This is a rapid but regular heart rhythm often progressing to AFib.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

It is unclear how deep learning applied to VCG compares to physicians (EPs) for atrial flutter (AFL) detection. The representation of ECG vectors in X, Y, and Z axes in a vectorcardiogram (VCG) has shown diagnostic promise beyond single lead ECG (SL) analysis, with implications for novel ECG acquisition technologies.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

However, there is a need to deliver flexible lesions for atrial flutter (AFL) and non-PV ablations. Single-shot pulsed field ablation (PFA) catheters for pulmonary vein isolation are being studied. A 7Fr PFA catheter (PFLinear, EnChannel Medical) capable of delivering both focal and linear ablations has been developed.

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