What is your preferred method for subclinical CAD screening prior to initiation of class IC antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Flecainide and propafenone are the IC agents in use for atrial fibrillation. Encainide and moricizine were predominantly used for ventricular arrhythmias and encainide was pulled a long time ago due to proarrhythmia concerns and I believe Ethmozine stopped being marked many years ago.The CAST t...
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at The University of Kansas Hospital I agree and the references are excellent. But the ...
at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation I agree. I would not avoid an IC agent due to mild...
Thanks for all the very thoughtful comments. These are most helpful. Thanks for also providing the references. I appreciate it.
I have struggled with this question for many years. I have many patients who are over 80 years old and have been doing extremely well on Flecainide as regards their atrial...
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at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation There are a handful of retrospective and observati...
at Central New York Cardiology Pc Very good review with good references for a common...
I agree and the references are excellent. But the ...
I agree. I would not avoid an IC agent due to mild...