{"id":2457,"date":"2022-11-29T16:08:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T16:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/?page_id=2457"},"modified":"2025-03-21T17:00:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T17:00:57","slug":"atrial-flutter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/atrial-flutter\/","title":{"rendered":"Atrial flutter"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2457\" class=\"elementor elementor-2457\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f98acfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f98acfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d7f7a2e\" data-id=\"7d7f7a2e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bfc0a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52bfc0a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Arrhythmias<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6739e60d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6739e60d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Atrial flutter<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49af1a9f\" data-id=\"49af1a9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc0e6a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc0e6a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12e4ea7\" data-id=\"12e4ea7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dde9e6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9dde9e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4285f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4285f19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is atrial flutter?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cc80672 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cc80672\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3859342e\" data-id=\"3859342e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c43255f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c43255f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Atrial flutter<\/strong> is a common type of arrhythmia. It\u00a0is similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/atrial-fibrillation\/\">atrial fibrillation<\/a>\u00a0(AFib) but is generally considered to be less severe and less problematic for your health.\u00a0<\/p><p>As with AFib, the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria) contract too quickly, but in\u00a0<strong>atrial flutter<\/strong>\u00a0the heart\u2019s rhythm is still regular; in AFib it is irregular and often chaotic.<\/p><p>A normal resting heart rate is 60 &#8211; 100 beats per minute but if you have <strong>atrial flutter<\/strong> it will typically be around 150 beats per minute.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32a0d3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c32a0d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad31695 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad31695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Heart contractions: Atrial flutter vs normal<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67484fcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"67484fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \n    width=\"400\" \n    height=\"554\"\n    data-static=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b4_02_003.gif\"\n    data-animated=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/anims\/b4_02\/b4_02_003.html\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b4_02_003.gif\"\n    frameborder=\"0\" \n    title=\"animation of a beating heart\">\n<\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b4367d8\" data-id=\"2b4367d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0f6aca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f0f6aca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A heart with <strong>atrial flutter<\/strong> isn\u2019t able to pump as efficiently as a normal heart and, in the long term, this may cause heart failure and other problems.<\/p><p><strong>Atrial flutter<\/strong> can also raise your risk of having a stroke,  because the fast, shallow atrial contractions allow blood to pool in the atria instead of completely emptying into the ventricles. This pooled blood can then clot, and if a blood clot breaks off and travels to your brain it can then cause a stroke.<\/p><p>If you want learn more about a normal heartbeat take a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/how-your-heart-pumps\/https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/how-your-heart-pumps\/\">How your heart pumps<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/your-heart-the-basics\/\">.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd45a13 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bd45a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80820fb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80820fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Blood clot forming in a fluttering atrium<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90c41f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"90c41f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \n    width=\"400\" \n    height=\"400\"\n    data-static=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b4_02_002.gif\"\n    data-animated=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/anims\/b4_02\/b4_02_002.html\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b4_02_002.gif\"\n    frameborder=\"0\" \n    title=\"blood clot forming\">\n<\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75b7fd15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75b7fd15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21f85459\" data-id=\"21f85459\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2587e2eb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2587e2eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287c19d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"287c19d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What causes atrial flutter?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5848bed8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5848bed8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-233b7d2f\" data-id=\"233b7d2f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163f64d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"163f64d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The pumping mechanism of your heart is regulated by complex electrical signals. These signals control your heart\u2019s rate and rhythm, and are, in turn, controlled by the heart\u2019s sinoatrial (SA) node, which is in the right atrium.<\/p><p>With each heartbeat, the SA node fires an electrical pulse that spreads down through the heart to the atrioventricular (AV) node. The AV node then passes the signal on to the ventricles and this causes your heart to beat in an organized way.<\/p><p>When your heart&#8217;s rate and rhythm are disrupted, you have an arrhythmia.\u00a0 To learn more about arrhythmias, check out our <strong>Arrhythmias<\/strong> section homepage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ea52e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"76ea52e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d6e72 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18d6e72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Electrical signals: Atrial flutter vs normal heart<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51fa57f elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"51fa57f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe \n    width=\"400\" \n    height=\"550\"\n    data-static=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b4_02_001.gif\"\n    data-animated=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/anims\/b4_02\/b4_02_001.html\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/stats\/b\/b4_02_001.gif\"\n    frameborder=\"0\" \n    title=\"blood clot forming\">\n<\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9297885\" data-id=\"9297885\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f602e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f602e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <strong>atrial flutter<\/strong>, the SA node is no longer in full control of the electrical signaling and the pulses fire too rapidly \u2013 usually around 300 times per minute \u2013 causing very fast, fluttering atrial contractions.<\/p><p>The AV node blocks about half of these signals, so the ventricles, which do the heart\u2019s real pumping work, will typically contract only once for every two atrial flutters. The result is a very rapid pulse rate of around 150 beats per minute.<\/p><p>Usually, <strong>atrial flutter<\/strong> is the result of some kind of heart damage or structural problem, which can have a wide range of causes, from heart failure to infections. Anything that enlarges or distorts the left atrium can result in <strong>atrial flutter<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Common causes of atrial flutter include:<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-style: normal;\">Heart failure, particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/left-heart-failure\/\">left heart failure\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-style: normal;\">Inflammations like pericarditis<\/li><li style=\"font-style: normal;\">Serious left-sided heart valve disorders, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/mitral-valve-stenosis\/\">mitral valve stenosis<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/mitral-valve-regurgitation\/\">mitral valve regurgitation<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/mitral-regurgitation\/\">,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/aortic-valve-stenosis\/\">aortic valve stenosis<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/aortic-valve-regurgitation\/\">aortic valve regurgitation<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-style: normal;\">Thyroid disease<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/hypertension\/\">Hypertension<\/a><\/li><li>Sleep apnea<\/li><li style=\"font-style: normal;\">Heart damage as a result of stress, stimulant drugs, acute alcohol intoxication, or normal aging<\/li><\/ul><p>To learn more about how your heart works, take a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/your-hearts-electrical-system\/\">Your heart\u2019s electrical system<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7beeeaeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7beeeaeb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3291031f\" data-id=\"3291031f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654152be elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"654152be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69135571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69135571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the symptoms of atrial flutter?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a88b3d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a88b3d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dcaabae\" data-id=\"4dcaabae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456b642a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"456b642a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some people with <strong>atrial flutter<\/strong> have no symptoms and may not know that anything is wrong.<\/p><p>When symptoms do occur, they can vary from person to person, but they usually include palpitations, tiredness, and shortness of breath.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76135abf\" data-id=\"76135abf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea98097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ea98097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here\u2019s a list of common symptoms of atrial flutter:<\/p><ul><li>A fluttering feeling in the chest (palpitations)<\/li><li>A racing heartbeat<\/li><li>Shortness of breath<\/li><li>Dizziness<\/li><li>Chest discomfort<\/li><li>Extreme tiredness<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53240d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53240d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d917910\" data-id=\"7d917910\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45fb4df8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"45fb4df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf30c35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bf30c35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>How is atrial flutter treated?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2394658d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2394658d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-209883ae\" data-id=\"209883ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39852798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39852798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Your doctor will determine the best course of treatment for your <strong>atrial flutter<\/strong> depending on its severity and the potential impact on your health.<\/p><p>First, you will probably be prescribed medications that will slow and control your heart rate, such as beta blockers, calcium channel blockers. or other anti-arrhythmic drugs.<\/p><p>Then, if you are at risk of having a stroke (especially if you have other disorders that raise that risk), you will also be prescribed a blood-thinning medication to prevent clots.<\/p><p>If necessary, your doctor may recommend resetting your heart\u2019s rhythm using cardioversion, which involves delivering a small shock to your chest, or a catheter-based procedure called cardiac ablation, which involves deactivating the damaged tissue that is disrupting your heart\u2019s normal electrical signaling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57eae74a\" data-id=\"57eae74a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31da9cf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31da9cf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Treatments for atrial flutter include:<\/p><ul><li>Medications to control your heart rate<\/li><li>Blood-thinning medication to prevent clots and strokes<\/li><li>Cardioversion (a small shock to the chest that resets the heart\u2019s rhythm)<\/li><li>Medications that help to maintain your heart&#8217;s normal rhythm<\/li><li>A catheter-based procedure called cardiac ablation (if medications and cardioversion don\u2019t help)<\/li><li>Avoiding stimulants like caffeine and decongestants<\/li><li>Maintaining a healthy lifestyle to help control blood pressure, body weight, and stress levels<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-610a4c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"610a4c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7209e2\" data-id=\"b7209e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f397b9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1f397b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce9b8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce9b8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What are the aims of treatment?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cdd30f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cdd30f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fea971\" data-id=\"3fea971\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fda209f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fda209f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The immediate aims of treatment for <strong>atrial flutter<\/strong> are to reset the rhythm of your heart and slow and control your heart rate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f22a6e6\" data-id=\"f22a6e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6d0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b6d0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ultimate aim is to prevent damage to your heart, which could lead to heart failure, and lower your risk of having a stroke or heart attack.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arrhythmias Atrial flutter What is atrial flutter? Atrial flutter is a common type of arrhythmia. It\u00a0is similar to atrial fibrillation\u00a0(AFib) but is generally considered to be less severe and less problematic for your health.\u00a0 As with AFib, the two upper chambers of the heart (the atria) contract too quickly, but in\u00a0atrial flutter\u00a0the heart\u2019s rhythm is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2457","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2457"}],"version-history":[{"count":368,"href":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17008,"href":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2457\/revisions\/17008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heart-explained.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}