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Please can you explain what atrial flutter with variable av block compatible with a bundle branch block. possible inferior infarction, probably old is?

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Very omplex: Atrial flutter, abnormal rhythm of the heart beat. Electrical impulses from the atria go thru the av node to ventricles. When there is blockage of those transmissions it can vary in degree and regularity. It can be difficult to differentiate from a bundle branch block. An inferior infarction is damage to the bottom of the heart by blockage of flow thru a coronary artery and occurred long ago.

Answered 3/6/2013

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Dr. Rick Koch answered

A lot here: Abnormal ekg suggesting atrial arrhythmia , conduction delay and possible old heart attack. Talk to a cardiologist please!

Answered 3/26/2013

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Dr. Jerome Zacks answered

Specializes in Cardiology

ECG interpretation.: Atrial flutter: your heart rhythm is abnormal (the atria are contracting very rapidly); variable block: there are a variable number of atrial contractions for every ventricular contraction. A bundle branch block: the ECG complex representing each ventricular contraction is widened due to a block of one branch of your heart's conduction system. Q waves on the ECG suggest an infarct (? Age).

Answered 6/10/2014

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