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Atrial Flutter (AFL)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

ArrhythmiasTachycardiaAvoid TachycardiaStroke RiskHypotensionReduced Cardiac OutputOptimize ElectrolytesUnstable ElectrolytesAnemiaAvoid HypoxiaPulmonary Hypertension

Pathophysiology

Atrial flutter (AFL) is a macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia and the second most common arrhythmia after atrial fibrillation . The atria depolarize around a fixed circuit at roughly 300 beats per...

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