flutter or Tacacardia

[higgy52]

Can anyone explain the difference between Tacacardia and Atriel flutter,

I have suddenly Got a fast heart rate of 120, 10 months after Ablation

Thank you

[pottypete1]

Tachycardia is a heart rate >100bpm but in normal rhythm.

Flutter is a type of Fibrillation in the right atrium.

Atrial Fibrillation is Fibrillation in the left atrium.

Pete

[BobD Volunteer]

Flutter is a regular fast rate with signals coming from the right atrium. Shows as a saw tooth trace on ECG. Atrial tachycardia is a fast rhythm typically 120-140 bpm with signals coming from left atrium. Looks like fast NSR.

Atrial tachycardia is not uncommon following ablation. I have had three or four lots (all cardioverted) in the nine and a half years since mine.

[Jong1945]

Quite difficult to tell from the "user perspective". Best to get an ECG done

[cuore]

You should find this site helpful as most of layman's literature is not clear:

medicinenet.com/atrial_flut...

[Morristhecat]

AFib/Atrial Fibrillation is a condition of quivering the the Atrial chamber of the heart. Fibrillation can occur in wither the atria or the ventricles. Fibrillation is dangerous because the quivering does not provide full, adequate contraction of blood out of the heart chamber, thus risking coagulation of the blood as it moves through the heart which can develop into a thrombosis or clot.

This risk of clot formation in the heart, is of course, the primary concern with the condition.

A normal heart rhythm is usually between 55-100 (depending on the person). Any heart rate greater than 100 would be described as tachycardia.

Tachycardia can be caused by many things, including exercise. So, tachycardia is not, in itself, a malady. But, when a person is resting and the heart rate is high, this indicates that the heart is working pretty hard to pump blood throughout the circulatory system. Tachycardia at rest is usually indicating that the body is not "compensating." The heart is working extra hard for a reason.

In atrial fibrillation, the reason it is beating extra hard is because it isn't getting a good enough pump to provide proper oxygenation to all the tissues, so the body's feedback mechanisms say, "Pump faster."

Pumping faster isn't necessarily what the body needs, but since it doesn't have what it needs to get an effective pumping action from the heart, it's signaling it to increase the pumping rate. This ends up causing more problems because the heart will tire out over a long period of time and the fibrillation issue isn't solved.

Enter pharmaceuticals: warfarin, xarelto, etc... the blood gets thinned out, thus reducing risk of clot formation; amiodarone, an antiarrhythmic that slows the heart beat resulting (hopefully) in controlled AFib.

But, there are many people who use supplements that aid in the relaxation of the heart muscle.

Magnesium: Used in preterm labor to relax the uterine muscle and prevent early delivery. Can also be used to relax muscle spasms in a MagSulfate (Epsom Salt) bath. It's worth the research to find which magnesium and proper dosage works best for treating AFib.

And, the emerging evidence coming from researchers regarding nattokinase and serrapeptase is being explored by pharmaceutical companies as it has been showing great promise as a safer blood thinner than what is currently being used to treat thrombosis, stroke, cardiovascular disease, even atherosclerosis.

So, dig deep. Feed your body the highest quality, most nutrient dense foods, especially proteins you can afford.