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Revision as of 15:38, 21 November 2019

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]

Atrial flutter should be differentiated from atrial fibrillation, multifocal atrial tachycardia, SVT and wide complex tachycardia. An electrocardiogram artifact from tremor also can be confused with atrial flutter.

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 ==Differentiating Atrial flutter from other Diseases==
-Atrial flutter should be differentiated from the following rhythm disorders:
-* [[Atrial fibrillation]] - ECG shows irregularly irregular rhythm with uncoordinated atrial activation, absent P waves, atrial rate of 400-700 beats per minute with rapidly oscillating, fibrillatory waves that vary in amplitude, shape, and timing.
-* [[Multifocal atrial tachycardia]] - organized and discrete [[P wave]]s with at least 3 different morphologies is the distinguishing character with variable [[PP interval]]s, [[RR interval]]s, and [[PR interval]]s.
-* [[Supraventricular tachycardia]] - is a [[tachycardia]] or rapid rhythm of the heart in which the origin of the electrical signal is either the [[atria]] or the [[AV node]].  In general, [[QRS complex]]es tend to be tall and narrow, [[P waves]] are absent, and rate is greater than 100 beats per minute.
-* [[Wide complex tachycardia]] - cardiac rhythm of more than 100 beats per minute with a [[QRS duration]] of 120 milliseconds or more.
-* Atrial tachycardia with AV block.
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