Dronedarone has been compared with amiodarone in a short-duration study of comparative efficacy and safety. 34 In this study, the absence of chemical cardioversion and recurrence of AF after cardioversion occurred more often with dronedarone than amiodarone (64% versus 42%).
Stable patients can be treated with intravenous amiodarone, lidocaine, or procainamide and with synchronized cardioversion if necessary after
Pharmacology: Amiodarone for cardioversion There are a wide range of doses reported for cardioversion of new AF, with little evidence
Pharmacology: Amiodarone for cardioversion There are a wide range of doses reported for cardioversion of new AF, with little evidence
after the QRS complex. QRS complexes uniform in shape but irregular in amiodarone; if ineffective initiate synchronized cardioversion.
In December I had a second cardioversion for afib after being on amiodarone 400 for a month. I was in sinus rhythm for only 12 days (my first cardioversion, in Sept, without amiodarone, lasted only 3). I then took amiodarone for a month after the second cardioversion, 200 mg, but it didn t help and I wanted off, happened today.
cardioversion; consider amiodarone therapy starting 4 weeks before and continuing for up to 12 months after electrical cardioversion to
Since torsades de pointes occurs in the period after cardioversion, patients must be monitored for up to 24 hours depending on the method of cardioversion used. intravenous amiodarone and DC
by S Ahmed 2024 Cited by 110amiodarone treatment after electrical cardioversion following amiodarone loading. Episodic amiodarone treatment was discontinued after a
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