Patient was educated on signs and symptoms of ventricular flutter as follows: Fast heart rate In ventricular flutter, the impulse from the AV node travels via an abnormal circuit around the ventricles, in a continuous loop. This continuous stimulation of the ventricles results in rapid contraction of the ventricles at a rate of 200 – 300 beats per minute. Palpitations Abnormally fast heart rate can result in palpitations and pressure in the chest. Chest pain [...]

Patient was educated on pathophysiology of ventricular flutter as follows: Heart has a natural pacemaker, SA node, which initiates the impulse for a heartbeat. The impulse initiated in the SA node, with the help of other conductive tissues, spreads along the rest of heart muscle, thus helping with the programmed opening and closing of heart valves, organized contraction of individual heart chambers, and preventing any disturbance to the normal blood flow. In a healthy heart [...]