This ECG has typical atrial flutter waves in a "sawtooth" pattern rotating in a clockwise direction. For a complete review of atrial flutter including determining rotation direction, typical versus ...

The ventricular rate is regular at 60 beats per minute (bpm) with narrow QRS complexes. There are typical atrial flutter waves at slightly greater than 300 bpm producing a “sawtooth” baseline pattern ...

When your electrical system is working normally, the two upper chambers of the heart (atria) contract and pump blood into the two lower chambers (ventricles) in a well-coordinated way. This results in ...

Our annual supplement on local health and wellness services and issues can be found inside today’s paper. It was pretty alarming, watching the heart monitor trace a crazy series of bumps and dips ...

Aug. 10, 2004 — A population-based study published in the Aug. 9 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine evaluated the risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter associated with hyperthyroidism. "The ...

April 12, 2004 — Lone atrial flutter (ie, the occurrence of atrial flutter in patients without underlying heart disease) is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolism and subsequent ...