What is atrial flutter?
Atrial flutter is an abnormal heart rhythm where the upper heart chambers beat at a faster rate. Atrial flutter may lead to further complications such as a heart attack or high blood pressure.
How do members experience atrial flutter?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with atrial flutter*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Elevated blood pressure
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Depressed mood
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for atrial flutter*
Treatment
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
14
Tried for
atrial flutter
(1)
*Data from patients with atrial flutter, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Compare treatments taken by people with atrial flutter*
Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
atrial flutter
(1)
*Data from patients with atrial flutter, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
Who has atrial flutter on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 2 | |
30s | 7 | |
40s | 18 | |
50s | 16 | |
60s | 41 | |
70+ | 36 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 47 | |
Female | 73 |