Medical treatment of cardiac arrhythmias in Chagas'heart disease

There are no controlled clinical trials evaluating drug therapy in patients with ventricular arrhythmias and chronic chagasic cardiomyopathy. Empirical treatment with disopyramide (400-1,000mg/d), phenytoin (4-6mg/d), mexiletine (600-1,200mg/d), propafenone (900mg/d), amiodarone ( loading: 1,000mg/d...

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Main Authors: Angelo Amato V. de Paola, Fernando Antonio Aquino Gondin, Vanderlei Hara, Alayde Mendonça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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