Atrial flutter is found more frequently in patients with certain risk factors, although it may rarely occur without apparent predisposing cause (idiopathic).
Risk factors for atrial flutter:
(1) gender
(2) age
(3) heart failure
(4) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
(5) diabetes mellitus
(6) other factors
Risk Factor
Impact
gender
atrial flutter is 2.5 times more common in men than women
age
increases with age in the elderly
heart failure
COPD
diabetes mellitus
Granada found this a weak predictor for men, while Vidaillet found it a predictor for women
other factors
familial cardiomyopathy, thyrotoxicosis, after cardiac surgery, digitalis toxicity
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