Usefulness of ibutilide in facilitating successful external cardioversion of refractory atrial fibrillation.
We repeated direct-current cardioversion of atrial fibrillation after ibutilide injection in patients who failed conventional cardioversion. Eleven of 12 patients (92%) had successful cardioversion and avoided the need for internal cardioversion.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-2265, USA. huaguili@unmc.edu
Natale
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Tomassoni
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Beheiry
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Cooper
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Leonelli
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Easley
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Barrington
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Windle
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D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011292:Premedication; D019233:Retreatment; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D017211:Treatment Failure
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D013449:Sulfonamides; C067192:ibutilide