Use of rate control medication before cardioversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation or flutter in the emergency department is associated with reduced success rates.
Blecher, Gabriel E
Use of rate control medication before cardioversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation or flutter in the emergency department is associated with reduced success rates. [electronic resource] - CJEM May 2012 - 169-77 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study
1481-8043
10.2310/8000.2012.110591 doi
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Amiodarone--adverse effects
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents--adverse effects
Atrial Fibrillation--drug therapy
Atrial Flutter--drug therapy
Canada
Electric Countershock--methods
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Premedication--adverse effects
Procainamide--adverse effects
Propafenone--adverse effects
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome
Use of rate control medication before cardioversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation or flutter in the emergency department is associated with reduced success rates. [electronic resource] - CJEM May 2012 - 169-77 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Multicenter Study
1481-8043
10.2310/8000.2012.110591 doi
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Amiodarone--adverse effects
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents--adverse effects
Atrial Fibrillation--drug therapy
Atrial Flutter--drug therapy
Canada
Electric Countershock--methods
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Premedication--adverse effects
Procainamide--adverse effects
Propafenone--adverse effects
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome