A pacemaker is a small device used to treat some arrhythmias. During an arrhythmia, the heart can beat too fast, too slow, or with an irregular rhythm. Pacemakers send electrical pulses to help your heart beat at a normal rate and rhythm .
Read moreWhat is the most common cause of atrial flutter?
Atrial flutter is one of the more common abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). It’s caused by an abnormal electrical circuit in the upper chambers of the heart (atria) that makes the atria beat quickly and flutter instead of fully squeezing.
Read moreCan you still have irregular heartbeat with a pacemaker?
An irregular heartbeat that you don’t even feel but can be picked up by a pacemaker is associated with a significantly increased risk of stroke , says a new McMaster University study.
Read moreWhy do I have AFib with a pacemaker?
It’s your heart’s natural pacemaker. It generates the electrical pulses that tell your heart to beat. When the sinus node fires off the signals at the wrong pace, your heartbeat can be too fast (tachycardia), too slow (bradycardia), or irregular (arrhythmia). It can lead to abnormal heart rhythms, including AFib.
Read moreWill a pacemaker help atrial flutter?
The atrial pacemakers terminated many attacks of paroxysmal atrial flutter safely and reliably in a follow-up period ranging from 24 to 60 months (average, 42). No major complications developed.
Read moreCan a pacemaker cause fluttering?
Development of atrial fibrillation or flutter in patients with a dual chamber pacemaker (in the setting of complete heart block) leads to pacemaker mediated tachycardia . Atrial rhythm is sensed by the atrial lead, which triggers ventricular pacing at the maximal preprogrammed rate.
Read moreCan pacemakers cause atrial flutter?
Abstract. Atrial flutter (AF) is a troublesome arrhythmia for patients with an implanted pacemaker . Although it has recently become possible to eliminate AF by radiofrequency catheter ablation (RF-CA), the incidence of AF before and after pacemaker implantation has not been clarified.
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