Open AccessPharmacological Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation In Nepalese Population
Author(s) -
B Rawat,
Dipesh Karki,
SC Jha,
Jesson Gurung,
Subhash Prasad Acharya,
HS Sodhi,
Manju Pandey,
Sudarshan Dhonju,
Rajib Pande
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nepalese heart journal/nepalese heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2382-5464
pISSN - 2091-2978
DOI - 10.3126/njh.v3i3.26102
Subject(s) - flecainide , amiodarone , medicine , cardioversion , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , procainamide , anesthesia , population , environmental health
Intravenous Procainamide and Oral Flecainide are often used for cardioversion of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (AF). Hypertensive patients may have problems ofproarrythmias with these agents and Intravenous Amiodarone may be an effective safer alternative. The utility of Intravenous Amiodarone in such group of patients in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal has never been assessed.