Incidence and clinical significance of transformation of atrial fibrillation to atrial flutter in patients undergoing long-term antiarrhythmic drug treatment | Zendy

Stefania Riva | Zendy

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Incidence and clinical significance of transformation of atrial fibrillation to atrial flutter in patients undergoing long-term antiarrhythmic drug treatment

Author(s) -

Stefania Riva

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

ep europace

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119

H-Index - 102

eISSN - 1532-2092

pISSN - 1099-5129

DOI - 10.1053/eupc.1999.0048

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , atrial flutter , cardiology , incidence (geometry) , drug , anesthesia , pharmacology , physics , optics

To investigate the rate of transformation of atrial fibrillation to atrial flutter in patients taking antiarrhythmic drugs for the prophylaxis of atrial fibrillation, we retrospectively analysed data from 305 consecutive patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (155 male; mean age 63 +/- 11 years) treated with ventricular rate controlling drugs, antiarrhythmic drugs, or without drugs.

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