Now atrial fibrillation is much faster than atrial flutter, and it's also much more chaotic than atrial flutter. So typically atrial fibrillation will cause an irregular heart beat.

It is not correct to treat atrial fibrillation (Afib) and atrial flutter as equivalent risk factors for ischemic stroke, a Taiwanese cohort study suggested.

A population-based study showed that male sex, increasing age, and cardiac risk factors increased the risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter associated with hyperthyroidism.

According to the American Heart Association, “The main difference between atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation (AFib) is that in atrial flutter, the rapid heartbeat is regular while in atrial ...

Among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter are common and are associated with worse outcomes, according to findings presented at the virtual American Heart ...

There is conflicting evidence regarding bisphosphonates and atrial fibrillation (AF) risk in osteoporosis patients. However, bisphosphonates are used in much higher doses in treatment of bone ...

In particular, the authors sought people 65 years or older with a CHA 2 DS 2 VASc score of 3 or higher (men) or 4 or higher (women) with no previous Afib or atrial flutter. Participants were ...

This finding, according to the authors, suggests that "atrial flutter, even without hypertension, carries a risk similar to that of lone atrial fibrillation and patients with atrial flutter and ...

Jim Harbaugh briefly left the Chargers vs. Broncos game in Week 6 because of a heart condition. Here's what to know about atrial flutter.

Bisphosphonates are an effective treatment for osteoporosis, but several trials reported an association between use of these drugs and an increased risk of atrial fibrillation and flutter; other ...

In a large Taiwanese database, patients with atrial flutter had a much lower incidence of stroke at the same CHA2DS2-VASc score as patients with A-fib.

Recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients who have undergone catheter heart ablation may be reduced by treating gum disease with three months of the procedure, new Japanese research out ...