Atrial Flutter ECG

ECG Strip

Atrial Flutter Rhythm Strip Features

Rate: Fast (250-350 bpm) for Atrial, but ventricular rate is often slower
Rhythm: Regular or irregular
P Wave: Not observable, but saw-toothed flutter waves are present
PR Interval: Not measurable
QRS: Normal (0.06-0.10 sec)
A series of rapid depolarizations occurring two, three, four or more times per QRS complex.
Atrial flutter is an abnormally fast heart rate where the atria contract rapidly do not adequately pump blood to the ventricles. These fluttering atrial contractions are out of sync with the ventricles. As a result, the heart does not pump blood effectively. Atrial flutter is a common arrhythmia. It is a type of supra-ventricular tachycardia (SVT) and is similar to atrial fibrillation.
External Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_flutter
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Authors and Sources

Authors and Reviewers

EKG heart rhythm modules: Thomas O'Brien.
EKG monitor simulation developer: Steve Collmann
12 Lead Course: Dr. Michael Mazzini, MD.
Spanish language EKG: Breena R. Taira, MD, MPH
Medical review: Dr. Jonathan Keroes, MD
Heart sounds and mentorship: W. Proctor Harvey, MD
Medical review: Dr. Pedro Azevedo, MD, Cardiology
Last Update: 1/8/2023

Sources

Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals, 5th Edition Kathryn Booth and Thomas O'Brien
ISBN10: 1260064778, ISBN13: 9781260064773
McGraw Hill, 2019
Rapid Interpretation of EKG's, Sixth Edition
Dale Dublin
Cover Publishing Company
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Aaron Reed
Create Space Independent Publishing
Heart Sounds and Murmurs: A Practical Guide with Audio CD-ROM 3rd Edition
Elsevier-Health Sciences Division
Barbara A. Erickson, PhD, RN, CCRN
Clinical Heart Disease W Proctor Harvey, MD
Clinical Heart Disease
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The Virtual Cardiac Patient: A Multimedia Guide to Heart Sounds, Murmurs, EKG Jonathan Keroes, David Lieberman
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkin)
ISBN-10: 0781784425; ISBN-13: 978-0781784429
Project Semilla, UCLA Emergency Medicine, EKG Training Breena R. Taira, MD, MPH