Now atrial fibrillation is much faster than atrial flutter, and it's also much more chaotic than atrial flutter. So typically atrial fibrillation will cause an irregular heart beat.

Atrial flutter is an abnormality in the beating of the heart. Take a comprehensive look at the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation.

It is not correct to treat atrial fibrillation (Afib) and atrial flutter as equivalent risk factors for ischemic stroke, a Taiwanese cohort study suggested. From individuals included in the Taiwan ...

Atrial flutter is similar to atrial fibrillation in that the rhythm originates in the atrium and causes a narrow complex tachycardia, which carries thromboembolic risk. Typical atrial flutter ...

While people with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter had worse outcomes than people without either, for some outcomes, risk varied by degree of CHA2DS2-VASc score, researchers reported in JAMA ...

According to the American Heart Association, “The main difference between atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (AFib) is that in atrial flutter, the rapid heartbeat is regular while in atrial ...

This finding, according to the authors, suggests that "atrial flutter, even without hypertension, carries a risk similar to that of lone atrial fibrillation and patients with atrial flutter and ...

People who have AFib and/or atrial flutter are at an increased risk for developing blood clots, which can lead to stroke. Having an electrical cardioversion procedure can increase a person’s risk of ...

A population-based study showed that male sex, increasing age, and cardiac risk factors increased the risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter associated with hyperthyroidism.

Jim Harbaugh briefly left the Chargers vs. Broncos game in Week 6 because of a heart condition. Here's what to know about atrial flutter.

Kardium has collected an FDA approval for its pulsed field ablation approach to treating atrial fibrillation, giving it the ...