The role of amiodarone in recent-onset atrial fibrillation after ibutilide has failed to restore sinus rhythm

Cardiology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 399-401

  Sideris, S ^a,b   Bonios, M ^a   Melexopoulou, C ^a   Exarchos, P ^a   Tsatiris, K ^a   Kogias, J ^a  

^a General Hospital of Karditsa   (Greece)

^b Terma Tavropou   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Atrial fibrillation; Ibutilide

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; IBUTILIDE;

ADD ON THERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249088642     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099059     Document Type: Article

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