Usefulness and limitations of the surface electrocardiogram in the classification of right and left atrial flutter.
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
; 7(6): 381-7, 2006 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-16721198
ABSTRACT
Atrial flutter is a common arrhythmia that may cause significant symptoms, including palpitations, dyspnoea, chest pain and even syncope. Frequently, it is possible to diagnose atrial flutter with a 12-lead surface electrocardiogram (ECG), looking for distinctive waves in leads II, III, aVF, aVL, V1 and V2. Puech and Waldo developed the first classification of atrial flutter in the 1970s. These authors divided the dysrhythmia into types I and II. Therefore, in 2001, the European Society of Cardiology and the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology developed a new classification of atrial flutter based not only on the ECG, but also on the electrophysiological mechanism. More recently, Scheinman and colleagues have provided an updated classification and nomenclature. Terms such as common, uncommon, typical, reverse typical or atypical flutter are abandoned, because they may generate confusion. The authors worked out a new terminology, which differentiates atrial flutter only on the basis of electrophysiological mechanism.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Flutter Atrial
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Eletrocardiografia
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália