Comparison of varied treatment for emergency cardioversion of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in the aged patients
- VernacularTitle:老年人阵发性房颤急诊复律的临床比较
- Author:
Dahai HUANG
;
Haimei QI
;
Xuelin LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Atrial fibrillation;
Lanatosides;
Propafenone;
First aid
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2002;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To compare the safety and efficacy of varied treatments for cardioversion of paroxysmal atria] fibrillation (AF) in the aged patients and to explore choice of electrical cardioversion with direct current. Methods Clinical data of cardioversion with lanatoside (cedilandid) or propafenone, a sodium channel blocker prolongs refractoriness, for 57 aged patients with paroxysmal AF were summarized to observe their cardioversion and control of heart rate. And, synchronous electrical cardioversion will be offered to those with severe complications and ineffective with drug treatment within 24 h after the onset of AF. Results An emergency cardioversion ratio was 28.1 % with lanatoside within 24 h with a satisfactory control of ventricular rate, as compared with that of 62.2% with propafenone (P
