Safety and Efficacy of Dronedarone in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter

Dronedarone is an amiodarone analog but differs structurally from amiodarone in that the iodine moiety was removed and a methane-sulfonyl group was added. These modifications reduced thyroid and other end-organ adverse effects and makes dronedarone less lipophilic, shortening its half-life. Dronedar...

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Main Authors: Gerald V. Naccarelli, Deborah L. Wolbrette, Vadim Levin, Soraya Samii, Javier E. Banchs, Erica Penny-Peterson, Mario D. Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S6677