Safety and efficacy of ibutilide in cardioversion of atrial flutter and fibrillation

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-92

  Nair, Madhuri ^a   George, Lekha K ^b   Koshy, Santhosh K G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiarrhythmics; Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiovascular disorders; Cardioversion; Drug therapy; Ibutilide; Patient safety; QT prolongation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DOFETILIDE; FLECAINIDE; IBUTILIDE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTICOAGULATION; CARDIOVERSION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PERSISTENT HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; QT PROLONGATION; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; THERAPY EFFECT; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

AGE FACTORS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG TOXICITY; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 78651378414     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.01.080096     Document Type: Review

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