title: Cardiac care: 2. Electrocardiogram interpretation--atrial arrhythmias.
abstract: The second of three papers on interpreting ECGs will examine atrial arrhythmias. These are abnormalities of the heart that occur in one of the two upper chambers, the left or right atrium. The patient may present with atrial ectopics, fibrillation, flutter or tachycardia. This paper will look at the signs, symptoms and management of patients with this arrhythmia.
authors.affiliation: Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust, London.
authors.forename: Brendan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Docherty
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Douglas
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy