ocr: Resi dent and Staff Physi ci. an Patient Education Chart Arrhythmias: Atrial Flutter Mmwm - - 1 - * Atria produce a rapid and regular beat, about 300 times a minute due to ectopic pacemaker * Since the AV node cannot conduct every beat, the Ventricles beat at 1/2 or 1/4 of the atrial rate Reprinted with permissioniromPesdent and: Staff Physician (c)1991-92, 19931 by Romaine Pierson Publishers, Inc.