Effectiveness of a simple medication adjustment protocol for optimizing peri-cardioversion rate control: A derivation and validation cohort study

Effectiveness of a simple medication adjustment protocol for optimizing peri-cardioversion rate control: A derivation and validation cohort study

Background: Rate control medications are foundational in the management of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). There are no guidelines for adjusting these medications prior to elective direct-current cardioversion (DCCV). Objective: To derive and validate a preprocedural medication adjustment proto...

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Main Authors: Nelson Lu, MD, Jenny MacGillivray, BScPharm, Jason G. Andrade, MD, FHRS, Andrew D. Krahn, MD, FHRS, Nathaniel M. Hawkins, MD, Zachary Laksman, MD, Marc W. Deyell, MD, MSc, FHRS, Shanta Chakrabarti, MD, FHRS, John A. Yeung-Lai-Wah, MD, Matthew T. Bennett, MD, FHRS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:Heart Rhythm O2
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
AV nodal blockers
Bradycardia
Cardioversion
Rate control
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666501821000040

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