obsolete_atrial flutter true true 3.88.0 Flutter, Auricular http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005310 Replaced by Mondo term MONDO_0005310, with which this term was previously merged. Use: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005310 ICD9:427.32 MedDRA:10003662 Rapid, irregular atrial contractions caused by a block of electrical impulse conduction in the right atrium and a reentrant wave front traveling up the inter-atrial septum and down the right atrial free wall or vice versa. Unlike ATRIAL FIBRILLATION which is caused by abnormal impulse generation, typical atrial flutter is caused by abnormal impulse conduction. As in atrial fibrillation, patients with atrial flutter cannot effectively pump blood into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES). NCIt:C51224 Auricular Flutter Tomasz Adamusiak Atrial Flutters MESH:D001282 SNOMEDCT:5370000 Flutters, Atrial Auricular Flutters Flutter, Atrial Flutters, Auricular