Antiarrhythmic Medications

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ACC AHA ESC guidelines provide a useful guide for selection of antiarrhythmic medication The selection is based upon underlying heart disease in order to reduce potential drug side effects Radiofrequency ablation Since the late 1990 s radiofrequency RF ablation of atrial fibrillation has become an increasingly important strategy for maintaining sinus rhythm The left

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Medications Antiarrhythmic drugs are medications that correct an irregular or abnormal heartbeat In the case of atrial fibrillation medications may be used to slow the heartbeat or they may be used to

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Medications Antiarrhythmic drugs are chemical substances designed to change the electrical properties of the heart muscle and the conduction system so that it is hoped

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increased mortality while other medications such as beta blockers and amiodarone may be helpful in some patients Research is still ongoing into alternatives to immediate ICD implantation Even with ICD implantation about 50 percent of patients will need to continue using antiarrhythmic medications for the rest of their lives However the ICD allows most patients to reduce

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ventricular response with either AV nodal blocking agents or AV junction ablation The second strategy is a rhythm control strategy either through antiarrhythmic medications or ablation The choice of treatment strategy should be individualized and based primarily on the patient s symptoms and whether there is a hemodynamic benefit of maintaining sinus rhythm for that

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Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication i e it is used to treat irregular heartbeats Doctors are however often hesitant in using it or other iodine containing medications among

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flutter and commonly used antihypertensive and antiarrhythmic medications such as β blockers calcium channel blockers and digitalis is largely unknown and requires further investigation

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The amplitude of each successive complex increases gradually then decreases gradually leading to a spindle shape pattern See strip below The major risk factor for the development of Torsades de Pointes is excessive prolongation of the QT interval Antiarrhythmic medications that prolong the

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