Confidence, Consensus & Continuation of Anti- Arrhythmic Drugs in ...
Confidence, Consensus & Continuation of Anti- Arrhythmic Drugs in ...
Confidence, Consensus & Continuation of Anti- Arrhythmic Drugs in ...
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Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples <strong>of</strong> <strong>Anti</strong>arrhythmic Drug Therapy to<br />
Ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> S<strong>in</strong>us Rhythm<br />
• If one antiarrhythmic drug ‘fails’, a cl<strong>in</strong>ically acceptable<br />
response may be achieved with another agent<br />
• Drug-<strong>in</strong>duced proarrythmia and extracardiac side<br />
effects are frequent<br />
• Safety rather than efficacy should primarily guide choice<br />
<strong>of</strong> antiarrhythmic agent<br />
Camm AJ, et al. Eur Heart J 2010;31:2369–2429