We hypothesize that an order set for use of short duration, oral amiodarone started the night before surgery and continued for 4 to 6 days will decrease atrial fibrillation after heart surgery.Carter, William H.Trotter, Christopher C.Kowalski, Tadeus E.Modak, AsmitaSiddiqui, YahyaDavis, Elaine...
1. Mechanism of Action: Amiodarone is effective in stabilizing heart rhythm by prolonging the action potential duration and effective refractory period in myocardial cells, which helps to inhibit early depolarization and conduction. This mechanism reduces the frequency of arrhythmic episodes.2...
A 60-year-old male patient complaining of palpitations, fatigue, weakness and weight loss of 1 month’s duration was hospitalized in our cardiology department for atrial fibrillation. Thyroid function test results were compatible with thyrotoxicosis. The patient had been taking amiodarone for 2.5 years...
We hypothesize that an order set for use of short duration, oral amiodarone started the night before surgery and continued for 4 to 6 days will decrease atrial fibrillation after heart surgery. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons database was used to identify 471 patients who received amiodarone per...
Sex, age, baseline heart rate, left ventricular ejection fraction, and the duration of AF did not differ significantly between patients who converted and those who did not. No side effects requiring discontinuation of treatment were observed in either group. Amiodarone, administered both intravenously...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) occurs commonly postesophagectomy, with reported incidences ranging from 11% to 46%.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Postesophagectomy AF is associated with symptoms,2 hemodynamic instability,2, 3, 5, 16 prolonged duration of intensive ...
Amiodarone versus sotalol for atrial fibrillation The Sotalol-Amiodarone Fibrillation Efficacy Trial (SAFE-T) is a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial in which the effects of so... BN Singh,SN Singh,DJ Reda,... 被引量: 792发表: 2005年 Amiodarone compared with ...
The duration of the first (p=0.361), second (p=0.832), and third (p=0.298) episodes of AF, the need for cardioversion (p=0.998), and the need to repeat the first and second doses of drugs (p=0.557, 0.699) were comparable between the study groups. Repeated AF was observed in 17 ...
4 Most known for its approved indication in life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, it is also used off-label in the outpatient and inpatient setting for atrial fibrillation. Because of its ability to cause serious toxicity and possibly death, amiodarone use should be reserved for its approved ...
2. Istratoaie S, Sabin O, Vesa ŞC, Efficacy of amiodarone for the prevention of atrial fibrillation recurrence after cardioversion: Cardiovasc J Afr, 2021; 32(6); 327-38 3. Colunga Biancatelli RM, Congedo V, Calvosa L, Adverse reactions of amiodarone: J Geriatr Cardiol, 2019; 16(7...