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antiarrhythmic

[‚an·tē‚ā′rith·mik]
(medicine)
An agent that prevents or alleviates cardiac arrhythmia.
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For the maintenance of sinus rhythm after cardioversion, analysis of 29 trials involving 10 antiarrhythmic agents showed that quinidine, disopyramide, flecainide, propafenone, and sotalol had the strongest evidence of efficacy.
Guide to Managing New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation
Although this prespecified secondary study end point has important clinical implications, the primary end points in this pilot study had to do with the investigational antiarrhythmic agent's effects on ICD function.
Dronedarone reduced firing of ICDs, had good safety margin
Rythmol(R) SR (propafenone hydrochloride) extended release is an effective treatment to help maintain sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation who require antiarrhythmic therapy and who are without structural heart disease.
Use of Propafenone Hydrocloride Supported in New ACC/AHA/ESC Practice Guidelines for Managing Patients with Atrial Fibrillation; New Treatment Algorithm Recommends Propafenone as First-Line Antiarrhythmic Therapy Option
Amiodarone is the most effective antiarrhythmic agent available today.
Atrial fibrillation drug pipeline is flowing with new agents
Patients who received electrophysiologically guided antiarrhythmic drug therapy actually had slightly worse survival than control subjects given neither ICD nor drugs (N.
Antiarrhythmic Drugs Distant Second to Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Marketing approval was recently granted for dofetilide, a "pure" class III antiarrhythmic agent and is anticipated this year for azimilide, a similar agent.
New Antiarrhythmics Put Atrial Fibrillation on Hold
Furthermore, the patients treated with Class IA antiarrhythmic drugs were more likely to have an ES.
Suppression of refractory electrical storm by microtubule destabilization and dechanneling therapy in a patient with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: A novel therapeutic approach
Twelve months after entry into the study, patients who underwent ablation had their AF burden decreased by an average of 20 percentage points, compared with baseline, while the AF burden dropped by an average of 12 percentage points among patients maintained on antiarrhythmic drugs, a difference that was not statistically significant.
AF ablation topped drugs for improving quality of life
The main purpose of the CAPTAF trial2 was to compare the treatment effects of AF ablation and antiarrhythmic drugs using quality of life as the primary endpoint and an implantable cardiac monitor to assess AF burden.
France : Ablation of atrial fibrillation improves quality of life more than drugs (CAPTAF)
Brinavess is an antiarrhythmic drug that acts preferentially in the atria by prolonging atrial refractoriness and slowing impulse conduction in a rate-dependent fashion.
US FDA Finds Cardiome Data Insufficient for Resubmission of Brinavess NDA
Or, a doctor can restore a normal rhythm with antiarrhythmic medications or cardioversion.
Study: rate, rhythm control both effective in treating post-op afib: atrial fibrillation is a common result of heart surgery, but a Cleveland Clinic study finds that rate, rhythm control are equally safe and beneficial
In a meta-analysis of prospective studies published through 2007, the single-procedure success rate for radiofrequency ablation in achieving sinus rhythm without the use of antiarrhythmic drugs was 57%, climbing to 71% with multiple ablation procedures.
In refractory AF, think weight loss before ablation

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