FEB 7, at heart: atrial flutter

a) Reprise of material posted on February 7 in previous years ...

2020: poets' corner, depressed limericist (poem)

2021: magical palindromes, Ma is as selfless as Dad. (wordplay)
2022: gun control verse, concealed carry (poem)
2023: at heart, hypertension (poem)

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b) Today's Offering (Feb 7, 2024):

Authors' Note: Diagnosis and treatment of atrial arrhythmias, as discussed here, is the field of endeavour of a subgroup of cardiologists. Atrial flutter is readily diagnosed by a pattern on the electrocardiogram distinguished by atrial complexes at a rate of about 300 per minute, with relative block at the atrio-ventricular node resulting in a regular but fast ventricular rate, and pulse, of about 150. Although atrial flutter is not commonly caused by coronary artery disease, it is unlikely that any cardiologist would advocate ad libitum consumption of foods 'loaded with butter'.

Atrial fibrillation, a related cardiac arrhythmia associated with a highly variant heart rate, is discussed above.

You can view more poems on this topic by proceeding to "Cardiologic Tracings: AT HEART" (parts #1 and #2) on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE!