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==Diagnosis== | |||
===Electrocardiographic Findings=== | |||
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# The P wave morphology is different than that of Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR). | # The P wave morphology is different than that of Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR). | ||
# The atrial rate is between 150 and 250 Beats Per Minute (BPM). | # The atrial rate is between 150 and 250 Beats Per Minute (BPM). | ||
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#* Usually 2:1, but can be 3:1, and can even be variable and resemble atrial fibrillation. | #* Usually 2:1, but can be 3:1, and can even be variable and resemble atrial fibrillation. | ||
# Digoxin toxicity caused 73% of cases in the Lown series. Other reports put the number at 40 to 82%. | # Digoxin toxicity caused 73% of cases in the Lown series. Other reports put the number at 40 to 82%. | ||
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* [[Atrial flutter]] | |||
* [[Atrial tachycardia | |||
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Diagnosis
Electrocardiographic Findings
- The P wave morphology is different than that of Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR).
- The atrial rate is between 150 and 250 Beats Per Minute (BPM).
- It is less than 200 in most cases.
- In atrial flutter the rate is > 250 BPM in most cases.
- There is an isoelectric baseline between P waves in all leads.
- In atrial flutter there is a sawtooth appearance to the P waves.
- AV block
- Usually 2:1, but can be 3:1, and can even be variable and resemble atrial fibrillation.
- Digoxin toxicity caused 73% of cases in the Lown series. Other reports put the number at 40 to 82%.
Related Chapters
- Atrial flutter
- [[Atrial tachycardia