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Right or left atrial enlargment
Sinus node dysfunction
Electrolyte abnormality, hypoxia, hypoglycemia |
การรักษา
Acute treatment
DC electrical cardioversion
Overdrive atrial pacing with
electrode catheter
Intravenous digoxin
If digitalized, give IV amiodarone
or IV procainamide
Chronic treatment
If patient still has atrial
flutter while receiving digoxin, propranolol, amiodarone or quinidine may
be added (propranolol and quinidine are contraindicated in sick sinus syndrome) |