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The cardiovascular diseases

THE ATRIAL FLUTTER

- Definition
- The Symptoms
- How to make the diagnosis?
- The Causes
- The Complications
- The Treatment
- The Monitoring

DEFINITION

The heart is composed of 4 cavities, 2 auricles and 2 ventricles. The auricles receive blood coming from the veins, and the ventricles eject blood by the arteries.

An atrial flutter is defined as the fast contraction of the auricles, that induces a fast contraction of the ventricles situated just underneath.

The atrial flutter is a very frequent disorder of the heart rhythm, particularly in the more than 60-year-old subject.

The occurrence of an atrial flutter poses the problem of its complications and of its cause.

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