Atrial Flutter Chest Pain Pulmonary 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
AUGUST 14, 2023
Written by Pendell Meyers, with some edits by Smith A man in his 40s with many comorbidities presented to the ED with chest pain, hypotension, dyspnea, and hypoxemia. The bedside echo showed a large RV (Does this mean there is a pulmonary embolism as the etiology?) The rhythm is 2:1 atrial flutter.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
AUGUST 3, 2018
In the evening, a middle-aged man complained of chest pain at the nursing home. His chest pain was vague. He mentioned "cancer" and "chest". Leads II and aVF appear to have flutter waves. I diagnosed atrial flutter with 2:1 conduction. He was awake, with a pulse of 130 and BP of 50/30.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 27, 2021
A 50-something man with history only of alcohol abuse and hypertension (not on meds) presented with sudden left chest pain, sharp, radiating down left arm, cramping, that waxes and wanes but never goes completely away. A chest X-ray was obtained: This was read by radiology as "Bilateral lower lobe interstitial opacities.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 5, 2020
This 60-something with h/o COPD and HFrEF (EF 25%) presented with SOB and chest pain. M Y A NSWER: In my experience, MAT is the 2nd-most commonly overlooked cardiac arrhythmia ( surpassed only by Atrial Flutter ). The patient in this case presented with dyspnea and chest pain. GET a 12-lead!
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 8, 2015
Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). Aortic Dissection, Valvular (especially Aortic Stenosis), Tamponade.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 6, 2025
Possible but, again, the QRS morphology is atypical 3) Atrial Flutter with 2:1 conduction and "aberrancy". I do not see flutter wave baseline, and again the QRS morphology is not typical for a supraventricular rhythm. With OMI, all you know is that your patient has some nonspecific chest pain, SOB, shoulder pain etc.
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