COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT ATRIAL FLUTTER ANSWERED BY HARVARD HEALTH PUBLISHING.
What are the treatments for atrial flutter?
Answered by Dr. Howard E. Lewine
M.D. Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing · 40 years of experience · USA
Atrial flutter is a fast and regular rhythm caused by a small, tight circle of electrical activity in the heart’s upper chamber. Treatment options for atrial flutter are similar to those for atrial fibrillation. Those options include: • Medication to slow the heart rate combined with an anticoagulant drug (“blood thinner”) to prevent a stroke • Cardioversion, which attempts to return heart rhythm back to normal with either an electric shock or medication • Ablation with radiofrequency waves, heat or freezing to interrupt the circle of electrical activity
How can we prevent atrial flutter?
Answered by Dr. Howard E. Lewine
M.D. Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing · 40 years of experience · USA
Atrial flutter is a type of abnormal heart rhythm. You can help prevent atrial flutter in the same way people can help prevent atrial fibrillation. This includes taking measures to keep you heart healthy: • Avoiding or limiting alcohol use • Not smoking • Maintaining normal blood pressure • Eating a healthy diet • Maintaining a healthy body weight • Staying physically active. But even if you do all of these things regularly, atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation can occur, especially as grow older.
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