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Why does my heart flutter after i had a triple bypass?
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Bypass pts often: Bypass ptshave a irritable heart after surgery this can cause irreg heart rythm called atrial flutter or atrial fib. This is usually transient but can be permanant.
Answered 12/18/2012
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Common: It may feel like fluttering since heart sac disrupted. It may really have flutter or atrial fibrillation or pvcs or other arrhythmias after heart surgery. About 1/3 of patients do and most get over it by 6 week followup.
Answered 12/13/2016
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