Sandbox vidit
Atrial flutter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unstable | Stable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Look for the presence of any of these: Chronic heart failure Hypotension Acute myocardial infarction Attempt to terminate flutter with DC cardioversion | ❑ Administer anticoagulation therapy based on the risk of stroke if total duration of flutter > 48 hours Administer rate control therapy (AV nodal blockers) THEN Attempt conversion DC cardioversion Atrial pacing Pharmacological cardioversion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assess need for therapy to prevent recurrence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Antiarrythmic therapy
Catheter ablation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||