| Amiodarone as treatment for atrial tachycardias after surgery. | |
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PMID: 9272524 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Atrial flutter, including all types of postoperative atrial tachycardias, is the one with the highest risk of late sudden death. Thus, late postoperative atrial tachycardias must be suppressed and all patients should be permanently treated after a first episode of atrial flutter. Daily oral doses of 200-250 mg/m2 amiodarone were found to be highly effective and well tolerated in young patients. However, in older patients and after long-term therapy, its use is restricted by adverse side-effects. In these cases, association of lower doses of antiarrhythmic agents, including amiodarone, may be effective and well tolerated. The use of other therapeutic options such as radiofrequency ablation should also be considered in older patients having drug-refractory postoperative atrial flutter. |
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Authors:
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E Villain |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE Volume: 20 ISSN: 0147-8389 ISO Abbreviation: Pacing Clin Electrophysiol Publication Date: 1997 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-10-16 Completed Date: 1997-10-16 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7803944 Medline TA: Pacing Clin Electrophysiol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2130-2 Citation Subset: IM |
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Hôpital Necker, Paris, France. |
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Administration, Oral Adolescent Adult Amiodarone / administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use* Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use* Atrial Flutter / drug therapy*, etiology, surgery Catheter Ablation Child Child, Preschool Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology, prevention & control Drug Combinations Follow-Up Studies Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery Humans Infant Longitudinal Studies Lung Diseases, Interstitial / chemically induced Photosensitivity Disorders / chemically induced Postoperative Complications / drug therapy*, surgery Risk Factors Tachycardia / etiology Treatment Outcome |
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0/Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; 0/Drug Combinations; 1951-25-3/Amiodarone |
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