title: A consensus report on antiarrhythmic drug use.
abstract: During the past few years, a number of new antiarrhythmic agents have become available for use in the United States, encainide has been withdrawn from use, and others have had indications for use modified. Therefore, a meeting of arrhythmia specialists was convened in an attempt to develop guidelines for antiarrhythmic therapy. The resultant discussions and guidelines presented in this article address general issues such as the most important antiarrhythmic drug attributes, as well as therapy for particular arrhythmias such as premature ventricular contractions, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular ectopy, and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York 10032.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Reiffel
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Estes
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Waldo
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Prystowsky
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: DiBianco
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000188:drug therapy; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents