Academic Atrial Flutter Tachycardia 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2018
Wide-complex tachycardia: VT or aberrant, or "other?" The patient had a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and several cardioversions. A wide-complex tachycardia in an older patient must immediately suggest ventricular tachycardia. Instead, the rate of 150, plus the history of AF, suggested atrial flutter.
Dr. S. Venkatesan MD
APRIL 28, 2024
In all probability, this dilation is a form of atrial tachycardia and atrial cardiomyopathy. However, underlying lesions such as hypertension, mitral valve disease, COPD, ASD, and TR greatly influence the degree of atrial enlargement. Is there proof for this, or just an academic gossip?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 5, 2020
The rhythm is indeed irregularly irregular, so atrial fibrillation must be considered. There are 5 other rhythms that are irregularly irregular , though atrial fibrillation is by far the most common: 1. Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia 2. Sinus with multifocal PACs 3. Sinus with multifocal PVCs 4.
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.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 8, 2015
If the patient has Abnormal Vital Signs (fever, hypotension, tachycardia, or tachypnea, or hypoxemia), then these are the primary issue to address, as there is ongoing pathology which must be identified. Academic Emergency Medicine., Academic Emergency Medicine, 2003 Volume 10, Number 5 539-540. Thiruganasambandamoorthy, V.,
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