Journal article // eJournal Kedokteran Indonesia






Flutter Atrium Tipikal Menyerupai Blok Atrioventrikuler Derajat Tinggi
August 2020  //  DOI: 10.23886/ejki.8.10714.
Agustinus Vincent, Sitti Rahmah Mahafuddin

Metrics

  • Eye Icon 144 views
  • Download Icon 777 downloads
Metrics Icon 144 views  //  777 downloads
Flutter Atrium Tipikal Menyerupai Blok Atrioventrikuler Derajat Tinggi Image
Abstract

Flutter atrium adalah jenis takiaritmia atrium yang paling sering dijumpai setelah atrial fibrilasi. Flutter atrium adalah bentuk takiaritmia berupa denyut atrium yang meningkat dan teratur, akibat aktivitas listrik atrium berlebihan ditandai dengan denyut atrial rerata 250 - 350 kali per menit. Risiko flutter atrium dikaitkan dengan berbagai kondisi medis tertentu dan hanya 2% kasus flutter atrium yang dapat timbul spontan. 90% kasus flutter atrium merupakan jenis tipikal dengan anticlockwise re-entry. Dilaporkan seorang laki-laki, 61 tahun dengan flutter atrium tipikal clockwise re-entry disertai pola disosiasi atrioventrikuler yang nyata dan bervariasi tanpa gambaran gelombang P sinusoid/gigi gergaji yang khas, sehingga hasil elektrokardiografi (EKG) pasien awalnya dianggap sebagai blok atrioventrikuler derajat tinggi. Gelombang P yang sinusoid khas flutter atrium baru terlihat jelas setelah pemberian salbutamol dan teofilin. Flutter atrium berhasil kembali menjadi irama sinus setelah salbutamol dan teofilin dihentikan dilanjutkan dengan pemberian digoksin. Disimpulkan bahwa diagnosis flutter atrium dapat didiagnosis hanya berdasarkan EKG sehingga untuk penatalaksaan kasus di runah sakit diperlukan pengalaman dan pemahaman komprehensif mengenai patofisiologi takiaritmia dan EKG.   Typical Atrial Flutter Mimicking High Degree Atrioventricular Block   Atrial flutter is one of the most common types of atrial tachyarrhythmias after atrial fibrillation. Atrial flutter is a form of tachyarrhythmias with a regular and increased atrial pulses, due to the activity of excessive atrial electrical activity characterized by an atrial pulse averaging 250 to 350 times per minute. The risk of atrial flutter always associated with a variety of certain medical conditions and only 2% of cases of atrial flutter can occur spontaneously. 90% of cases of atrial flutter are typical atrial flutter with anticlockwise re-entry. Here we present, a 61 years old male with a typical clockwise re-entry atrial flutter presenting a promienent and varied atrioventricular dissociation pattern without showing a sinusoidal / typical sawtooth P wave image, hence the patient’s electrocardiographic results were initially regarded as a high degree atrioventricular block. A typical sinusoid P waves of atrial flutter were then observed after administration of salbutamol and theophylline. In the end, the atrial flutter was succesfully converted into sinus rhythm after cessation of salbutamol and theophylline and administration of digoxin. In conclusion, the diagnosis of atrial flutter based solely on electrocardiography is a challenge that requires experience and a comprehensive understanding of the pathophysiology of the tachyarrhythmia and electrocardiography.  

Full text
Show more arrow
 
More from this journal
Deteksi Antigen pada Kriptokokosis
Deteksi Antigen pada Kriptokokosis Image
Burnout Syndrome Among General Practitioners in A Tertiary Referral CENTER
Burnout Syndrome Among General Practitioners in A Tertiary Referral CENTER Image
Kualitas Hidup Donor Transplantasi Hati pada Resipien Hati Nonsintas
Kualitas Hidup Donor Transplantasi Hati pada Resipien Hati Nonsintas Image
🧐  Browse all from this journal

Metrics

  • Eye Icon 144 views
  • Download Icon 777 downloads
Metrics Icon 144 views  //  777 downloads