"Atrial Flutter" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atrial Flutter" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical decision support to Optimize Care of patients with Atrial Fibrillation or flutter in the Emergency department: protocol of a stepped-wedge cluster randomized pragmatic trial (O'CAF? trial). Trials. 2023 Mar 31; 24(1):246.
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Thromboprophylaxis for Patients with High-risk Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter Discharged from the Emergency Department. West J Emerg Med. 2018 Mar; 19(2):346-360.
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Ibutilide Effectiveness and Safety in the Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter in the Community Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 Jan; 71(1):96-108.e2.
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Health Literacy and Awareness of Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Apr 11; 6(4).
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Influence of atrial fibrillation on post-discharge natriuretic peptide trajectory and clinical outcomes among patients hospitalized for heart failure: insights from the ASTRONAUT trial. Eur J Heart Fail. 2017 04; 19(4):552-562.
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Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter in Pregnant Women-A Population-Based Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 Apr 13; 5(4):e003182.
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Emergency Department Management of Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter and Patient Quality of Life at One Month Postvisit. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Dec; 66(6):646-654.e2.
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Atrial fibrillation or flutter on initial electrocardiogram is associated with worse outcomes in patients admitted for worsening heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: findings from the EVEREST Trial. Am Heart J. 2012 Dec; 164(6):884-92.e2.
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Antithrombotic therapy for atrial fibrillation: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. Chest. 2012 Feb; 141(2 Suppl):e531S-e575S.
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ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 Clinical Performance Measures for Adults with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Atrial Fibrillation) Developed in Collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Feb 26; 51(8):865-84.