Ventricular Flutter

ECG Features

Figure 1: ECG Strip[1]

Ventricular flutter is an extreme form of ventricular tachycardia in which there is a loss of organized electrical activity.[2] Ventricular flutter has no identifiable P-waves, QRS complexes, or T-waves and looks identical when viewed upside down.

Table 1: ECG Characteristics[2]

Clinical Significance[2]

  • Ventricular flutter is linked to rapid and profound hemodynamic compromise, and generally quickly progresses to ventricular fibrillation.
  • Advanced life support is required for both ventricular flutter and ventricular fibrillation.

ECM Features

Figure 2: ECM Analysis, Record 207[3][4]

Additional Information

References

  1. Ventricular Flutter [Online image]. (2011). Retrieved July 19, 2016, from http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/ventricular-flutter/
  2. Ventricular Flutter. (n.d.). Retrieved July 27, 2016, from http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/ventricular-flutter/
  3. MIT-BIH Arrhythmia Database. (1980). Retrieved June, 2016, from https://physionet.org/physiobank/database/mitdb/
  4. Goldberger AL, Amaral LAN, Glass L, Hausdorff JM, Ivanov PCh, Mark RG, Mietus JE, Moody GB, Peng C-K, Stanley HE. PhysioBank, PhysioToolkit, and PhysioNet: Components of a New Research Resource for Complex Physiologic Signals. Circulation101(23):e215-e220 [Circulation Electronic Pages;http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/101/23/e215]; 2000 (June 13).