"Atrial Flutter" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Rapid, irregular atrial contractions caused by a block of electrical impulse conduction in the right atrium and a reentrant wave front traveling up the inter-atrial septum and down the right atrial free wall or vice versa. Unlike ATRIAL FIBRILLATION which is caused by abnormal impulse generation, typical atrial flutter is caused by abnormal impulse conduction. As in atrial fibrillation, patients with atrial flutter cannot effectively pump blood into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES).
| Descriptor ID |
D001282
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.067.248 C23.550.073.248
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| Concept/Terms |
Atrial Flutter- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Flutters
- Flutter, Atrial
- Flutters, Atrial
- Auricular Flutter
- Auricular Flutters
- Flutter, Auricular
- Flutters, Auricular
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| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atrial Flutter" by people in Profiles.
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Prophylactic pulmonary vein isolation during cavotricuspid isthmus ablation for atrial flutter: A meta-analysis. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2019 05; 42(5):493-498.
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Real-World Comparison of Classes?IC?and?III Antiarrhythmic Drugs as?an Initial Rhythm Control Strategy in?Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation: From the TREAT-AF Study. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2019 02; 5(2):231-241.
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Catheter ablation of atrial flutter after orthotopic heart transplantation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2004 Dec; 15(12):1366-70.
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Clinical experience with a dual-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillator to treat atrial tachyarrhythmias. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2001 Nov; 12(11):1247-53.
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Cardiac arrhythmia: current therapy. Hosp Pract (1995). 1999 Sep 01; 34(9):27-8, 31-2, 35-8 passim.
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Overdrive atrial pacing for conversion of atrial flutter: comparison of postoperative with nonpostoperative patients. Am Heart J. 1999 Jan; 137(1):100-3.
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Atrial macroreentry involving the myocardium of the coronary sinus: a unique mechanism for atypical flutter. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 1998 Oct; 9(10):1094-9.
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Radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter and atrial tachycardias in patients with permanent indwelling catheters. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1996 Nov; 19(11 Pt 1):1612-7.
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Pacing therapy for atrial tachyarrhythmias. Clin Cardiol. 1996 Sep; 19(9):737-42.
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Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial tachycardia and atrial flutter. Coron Artery Dis. 1996 Jan; 7(1):12-9.