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flutter /flut·ter/ (flut´er) a rapid vibration or pulsation.

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atrial flutter  cardiac arrhythmia in which the atrial contractions are rapid (250 to 350 per minute), but regular.

diaphragmatic flutter  peculiar wavelike fibrillations of the diaphragm of unknown cause.

impure flutter  atrial flutter in which the electrocardiogram shows alternating periods of atrial flutter and fibrillation or periods not clearly one or the other.

mediastinal flutter  abnormal motility of the mediastinum during respiration.

pure flutter  atrial f.

ventricular flutter  (VFI) a possible transition stage between ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation, the electrocardiogram showing rapid, uniform, regular oscillations, 250 or more per minute.

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flut·ter (fltr)

n.

Abnormally rapid pulsation, especially of the atria or ventricles of the heart.

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flutter,

a rapid vibration or pulsation that may interfere with normal function.

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flutter,

n a quick, irregular motion.

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flutter

a rapid vibration or pulsation.

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atrial flutter

cardiac arrhythmia in which the atrial contractions are rapid (200-320 per minute), but regular.

diaphragmatic flutter

peculiar wavelike fibrillations of the diaphragm of unknown cause. See also synchronous diaphragmatic flutter.

impure flutter

atrial flutter in which the atrial rhythm is irregular.

mediastinal flutter

abnormal mobility of the mediastinum during respiration.

pure flutter

atrial flutter in which the atrial rhythm is regular.

flutter valve

in an intravenous infusion apparatus, a floating bead in the fluid chamber that allows air to enter the system but prevents fluid from escaping. Its movement is often viewed as an indicator of the speed of fluid infusion, but it is inaccurate.

ventricular flutter

a possible transition stage between ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation, the electrocardiogram showing rapid, uniform, and virtually regular oscillations, 250 or more per minute.

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flutter

Cardiology A family of cardiac tachyarrhythmias characterized by rapid regular atrial–250-350/min or ventricular–200/min rhythms. See Atrial flutter, Ventricular flutter. Cf Fibrillation.

Flutter types

Atrial flutter occurs at 200-350 beats/min (with a 2:1 block, so that the ventricle fires at ± 150 beats/min); AF results from a circus pathway, occurs in atrial dilatation, primary myocardial disease, or rheumatic heart disease and responds poorly to antiarrhythmics

Ventricular flutter is characterized by a continuous and regular depolarization rate of greater than 200 beats/min, and demonstrates high-amplitude zigzag pattern on the EKG, without clear definition of the QRS and T waves, a pattern that may revert spontaneously to a normal sinus rhythm or progress to ventricular fibrillation