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Atrial flutter symptoms can come and go, with fast heart beat episodes lasting from some hours or days. In some cases, atrial flutter happens all the time. With proper treatment, atrial flutter is rarely life threatening. Complications of atrial flutter can be serious, but they can usually be prevented with treatment.
What is atrial flutter? Atrial flutter is a common fast heart rhythm that affects the top chambers of the heart (called the atria). It is due to a single circuit of electrical activity that rapidly travels around a part of one or both of the atria. This has several effects.