The most obvious symptom of atrial fibrillation is heart palpitations – where the heart feels like it’s pounding, fluttering or beating irregularly, often for a few seconds or possibly a few minutes .
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Symptoms of atrial fibrillation This can cause problems including dizziness, shortness of breath and tiredness . You may be aware of noticeable heart palpitations, where your heart feels like it’s pounding, fluttering or beating irregularly, often for a few seconds or, in some cases, a few minutes.
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ECG features of atrial flutter
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This means an ECG showing atrial fibrillation will have no visible P waves and an irregularly irregular QRS complex . The ventricular rate is frequently fast, unless the patient is on AV nodal blocking drugs such as beta-blockers or non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers.
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The degree of blocking in the atrioventricular node is specified by counting the number of flutter waves preceding each QRS complex . If 3 flutter waves occur before each QRS complex then it is 3:1 block. If there are 2 flutter waves before each QRS complex then it is 2:1 block.
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Absence of P waves suggests either. No normal atrial depolarization , e.g., atrial fibrillation, atrial standstill. The P waves are hidden within the QRS complexes, e.g., ventricular tachycardia, junctional tachycardia.
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Diagnosis – Atrial Fibrillation. The diagnosis of atrial fibrillation is confirmed with a standard 12-lead ECG. P waves are absent , coarse “fibrillatory waves” can frequently be seen and sometimes no atrial activity can be identified. The QRS complexes are “irregularly irregular”, with varying R-R intervals.
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