Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 5, 2024

A fully upright P-wave is typical atrial activity of atrial flutter as seen in V1. See these example cases of upright P-waves: Case Continued Thus, I was all but certain that this was atrial flutter.

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Atrial Flutter Tachycardia Atrial Fibrillation AFIB 112

Open Heart

JANUARY 20, 2022

Background Cardiac arrhythmias have been observed among patients hospitalised with acute COVID-19 infection, and palpitations remain a common symptom among the much larger outpatient population of COVID-19 survivors in the convalescent stage of the disease. Median monitoring duration was 13.2 (IQR ventricular ectopic burden.

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COVID-19 Arrhythmia Outpatient Atrial Flutter 52

Open Heart

JUNE 29, 2023

Twenty-four of them avoided initial hospital admission as patients were directly enrolled to the virtual ward from outpatient settings. Methods An AF virtual ward was implemented as a proof-of-concept care model. Results There were 50 admissions to the virtual ward between January and August 2022.

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Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Flutter COVID-19 Blood Pressure 52

AMS Cardiology

JANUARY 16, 2024

Electrical cardioversion may be recommended for you if you have certain types of arrhythmias, such as: Atrial fibrillation (AFib): This is the most common type of arrhythmia, and it can cause symptoms like dizziness, fatigue, and difficulty breathing. Atrial flutter: This is a rapid but regular heart rhythm often progressing to AFib.

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Atrial Fibrillation Heart Rhythm AFIB Atrial Flutter 52