Oral antiarrhythmic drugs in converting recent onset atrial fibrillation

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 66-78

  Deneer, Vera H M ^c   Borgh, Marieke B I ^a   Kingma, J Herre ^a   Lie A Huen, Loraine ^a   Brouwers, Jacobus R B J ^b  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Antiarrhythmic drugs; Atrial fibrillation; Digoxin; Episodic treatment; Flecainide; Propafenone; Quinidine; Sotalol; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIOVERSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 1842526433     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PHAR.0000018593.02291.c0     Document Type: Review

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