What patient population is most likely to benefit from pill in pocket strategy for management of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in an unmonitored setting?
Do you have a preference on type of adjunct AV nodal blocker to use, and do propafenone and flecainide have similar safety profiles?
Answer from: at Community Practice
Ideal patients are those with structurally normal hearts, no ischemia, and no renal impairment.
For pill-in-the-pocket anti-arrhythmic therapy, I don't think an adjunctive AV node blocker is required for single-dose administration. Most patients who use pill-in-the-pocket antiarrhythmic therapy are...
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at Cardiology Associates Medical Group Inc I would feel uncomfortable using flecainide withou...
at Wentworth Douglass Hospital ”Pill in the pocket” therapy is very h...
at Aurora Denver Cardiology Associates Pc Depending upon the patient circumstances, pill in ...
at South Carolina Cardiology Consultants The original pill in the pocket was propafenone 30...
at NorthShore University HealthSystem I have used flecainide and propafenone for pill in...
I would feel uncomfortable using flecainide withou...
”Pill in the pocket” therapy is very h...
Depending upon the patient circumstances, pill in ...
The original pill in the pocket was propafenone 30...
I have used flecainide and propafenone for pill in...