Propafenone added to ibutilide increases conversion rates of persistent atrial fibrillation
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Propafenone added to ibutilide increases conversion rates of persistent atrial fibrillation.
OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness and safety of pharmacological conversion of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) with a combined propafenone plus ibutilide regimen. METHODS AND RESULTS 100 consecutive patients (66 men, mean (SD) age 65 (10) years) with persistent AF (mean (SD) duration 99 (92) days) admitted for elective pharmacological cardioversion were randomly assigned to treatment w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.072322