New antiarrhythmic drugs for treatment of atrial fibrillation

D Dobrev, S Nattel - The Lancet, 2010 - thelancet.com
Inadequacies in current therapies for atrial fibrillation have made new drug development
crucial. Conventional antiarrhythmic drugs increase the risk of ventricular proarrhythmia. In …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the efficacy of cardioversion by vernakalant and comparators in patients with atrial fibrillation

LD Bash, JL Buono, GM Davies, A Martin… - … drugs and therapy, 2012 - Springer
Purpose Rate and rhythm control are two well established treatment objectives for atrial
fibrillation (AF) patients. While symptom reduction is a primary treatment goal, therapeutic …

Advanced interatrial block is associated with recurrence of atrial fibrillation post pharmacological cardioversion

A Enriquez, D Conde, W Hopman… - Cardiovascular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Management of atrial fibrillation (AF) is hampered by frequent recurrences after
restoration of sinus rhythm. Delayed interatrial conduction has been associated with the …

[HTML][HTML] Current drug treatment strategies for atrial fibrillation and TASK-1 inhibition as an emerging novel therapy option

M Kraft, A Buescher, F Wiedmann, Y L'hoste… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia with a prevalence of up to
4% and an upwards trend due to demographic changes. It is associated with an increase in …

[HTML][HTML] Which antiarrhythmic drug to choose after electrical cardioversion: A study on non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients

HB Gwag, KJ Chun, JK Hwang, SJ Park, JS Kim… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The relative efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) after electrical cardioversion are not well
established. This study aimed to investigate the efficacies of different AADs for maintaining …

[PDF][PDF] Manejo de los pacientes con fibrilación auricular en los servicios de urgencias hospitalarios (actualización 2012)

A Martín, I Fernández, B Coll-Vinent… - …, 2012 - cardiologia.publicacionmedica.com
La fibrilación auricular (FA) es la arritmia sostenida de mayor prevalencia en los servicios
de urgencias (SHU), que presentan una frecuentación elevada y creciente en España. La …

Vernakalant: conversion of atrial fibrillation in patients with ischemic heart disease

C Torp-Pedersen, AJ Camm, NN Butterfield… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Vernakalant is a novel, relatively atrial-selective antiarrhythmic drug. This
analysis assessed the efficacy and safety of intravenous vernakalant for the rapid …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors of early atrial fibrillation recurrence following electrical cardioversion when left ventricular ejection fraction is preserved

R Karaliūtė, A Leleika, I Apanavičiūtė, T Kazakevičius… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and objectives: To identify clinical, echocardiographic, and laboratory
parameters that affect the early recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after restoring sinus …

sST2 and Galectin-3 genotyping in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation

R Saez-Maleta, A Merino-Merino… - Molecular Biology …, 2021 - Springer
Genotyping of ST2 and galectin-3 in atrial fibrillation (AF) is not well analyzed. The aim of
our study was to analyze the possible relationship between levels of sST2 and galectin-3 …

When should we measure biomarkers in patients with atrial fibrillation to predict recurrences?

A Merino-Merino, R Saez-Maleta… - The American …, 2021 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
When should we measure biomarkers in patients with atrial fibrillation to predict recurrences?
When should we measure biomarkers in patients with atrial fibrillation to predict recurrences …