Antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1201-1215

  Marinelli, Alessandro ^a   Capucci, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Rhythm control

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOFETILIDE; DRONEDARONE; FLECAINIDE; IBUTILIDE; PLACEBO; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; RANOLAZINE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL; VERNAKALANT;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOSPASM; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVERSION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONSTIPATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EYE DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GLAUCOMA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG TOXICITY; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PHLEBITIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POLYNEUROPATHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QRS PROLONGATION; QT PROLONGATION; RASH; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THYROID DISEASE; TORSADE DES POINTES; URINE RETENTION; XEROSTOMIA;

AMIODARONE; ANISOLES; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PYRROLIDINES; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955862318     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2011.554400     Document Type: Review

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