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| Ventricular Flutter
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| Atrial rate |
60-100 bpm
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| Ventricular rate |
150-300 bpm
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| Regularity |
regular
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| Origin |
ventricles
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| P-wave |
AV-dissociation
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| Effect of adenosine |
none
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Example ECG: An example of a ventricular flutter 
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| Example ECG2:
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A ventricular flutter on a 12 lead ECG
Ventricular Flutter is mostly caused by re-entry with a frequency of 300 bpm. The ECG shows a typical sinusoidal pattern. During ventricular flutter the ventricles depolarize in a circular pattern, which prevents good function. Most often this results in a minimal cardiac output and subsequent ischemia. Often deteriorates into Ventricular Fibrillation.
