Management of atrial fibrillation-flutter: uptodate guideline paper on the current evidence

Addendum to the Guideline on antiarrhythmics on atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter

Organised atrial fibrillation simulating atrial flutter.

We present a case of drug-refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in which episodes of AF spontaneously alternated with a regular arrhythmia resembling atrial flutter. Isthmus-dependent atrial flutter was initially diagnosed and the patient was treated with cavotricuspid isthmus ablation. Two months later the patient returned with recurrent arrhythmias. On the 12-lead ECG there was again evid...

Mapping the conversion of atrial flutter to atrial fibrillation and atrial fibrillation to atrial flutter. Insights into mechanisms.

It is not generally believed that there is a relation between atrial flutter, thought to be due to a single reentrant circuit, and atrial fibrillation, thought to be due to simultaneously circulating multiple-reentrant wave fronts. However, there are many reasons to suggest that these rhythms are more closely related than previously thought. To test the hypothesis that the length of an area of ...

Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter in athletes.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice, with an estimated prevalence of 0.4% to 1% in the general population, increasing with age to 8% in those above 80 years. The recognised risk factors for developing AF include age, structural heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus or hyperthyroidism. However, the mechanisms underlying the initiation of AF in pat...

Atrial Fibrillation Guideline Summary.

Pharmacologic Management of Newly Detected Atrial Fibrillation: An Updated Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians Executive Summary Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common arrhythmia types in adults worldwide, with an estimated 2.7-6.1 million people affected in the United States.1 AF presents as a change in heart rate with an irregular pattern, wi...