"Atrial Flutter" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atrial Flutter" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of Continuous Electrocardiogram Monitoring on Detection of Undiagnosed Atrial Fibrillation After Hospitalization for Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 08 02; 4(8):e2121867.
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Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter ablation rates. The analysis of nearly 5 million Polish population. Kardiol Pol. 2021; 79(6):687-689.
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Clinical characteristics of patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population analysis of nearly 5 million people. Pol Arch Intern Med. 2021 06 29; 131(6):574-577.
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Role for digoxin in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and atrial arrhythmias. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2021 03; 32(3):880-881.
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Atrial fibrillation and flutter in patients hospitalized for COVID-19: The challenging role of digoxin. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2021 03; 32(3):878-879.
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Direct oral anticoagulant use and risk of severe COVID-19. J Intern Med. 2021 03; 289(3):411-419.
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Incidence and treatment of arrhythmias secondary to coronavirus infection in humans: A systematic review. Eur J Clin Invest. 2021 Feb; 51(2):e13428.
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Outcomes and mortality associated with atrial arrhythmias among patients hospitalized with COVID-19. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2020 12; 31(12):3077-3085.
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Association between serum potassium levels and short-term mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter co-treated with diuretics and rate- or rhythm-controlling drugs. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother. 2020 07 01; 6(3):137-144.
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Does prior antithrombotic therapy influence recurrence and bleeding risk in stroke patients with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter? Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 05; 27(7):729-737.