I had a lot of irregular heartbeats after my attack. They seem to be pretty much under control now. I never really felt them. It was picked up on a halter monitor. I remembered I was angry when the first one happened.
Flutters are Atrial in origin.
A heart attack occurs when there is lack of oxygen to cardiac tissue, by occlusion of a vessel which supplies blood. So an arrythmia essentially can't cause a heart attack. One of the Philadelphia basketball players was having arrhythmias and they let him keep playing. He is on a two week leave for tests now. Bab, about the player it all depends on the type of arrythmia, Some people have them and never know.