Contraindications: Patients with severe sinus-node dysfunction, causing marked sinus bradycardia; second- and third-degree atrioventricular block; and when episodes of bradycardia have caused syncope (except when used in conjunction with a pacemaker). Patients with a known hypersensitivity to the drug.
Read moreIs amiodarone contraindicated in atrial fibrillation?
Amiodarone is used in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, although the FDA has not approved this indication .
Read moreWhat is the best antiarrhythmic drugs in atrial fibrillation?
Amiodarone is considered the most potent antiarrhythmic agent. The adverse event profile with amiodarone can be intolerable, with gastrointestinal effects the most common side effect.
Read moreCan beta blockers cause atrial fibrillation?
However, there are no cases described in the literature in which the beta-blocker was the only identifiable trigger of a first ep- isode of atrial fibrillation , followed by a rapid and incapacitating pro- gression in the severity of the process.
Read moreCan AFib be drug induced?
Drugs can also trigger other arrhythmias , including bradyarrhythmias, atrial fibrillation (AF)/atrial flutter (AFL), atrial tachycardia (AT), atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT), and Brugada syndrome.15 Eyl 2020
Read moreWhich beta-blocker is best for atrial fibrillation?
Bisoprolol* or metoprolol succinate are first-choice beta-blockers for patients with atrial fibrillation as they are prescribed once-daily and do not require dose adjustment in patients with renal impairment. Bisoprolol is preferred as it is more cardioselective than metoprolol and may cause more bradycardia.21 Tem 2017
Read moreCan beta-blockers trigger AFib?
However, there are no cases described in the literature in which the beta-blocker was the only identifiable trigger of a first ep- isode of atrial fibrillation , followed by a rapid and incapacitating pro- gression in the severity of the process.
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