Evaluation of outpatient initiation of antiarrhythmic drug therapy in patients reverting to sinus rhythm after an episode of atrial fibrillation

The safety of a method of outpatient antiarrhythmic drug loading utilizing a continuous loop event recorder was evaluated. The findings suggest that the standard 2-day hospital admission for drug loading is not necessary in all patients and a method of outpatient loading may be equally safe.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 1999-02, Vol.83 (3), p.450-452
Hauptverfasser:	Zimetbaum, Peter J, Schreckengost, Vicki E, Cohen, David J, Lemery, Robert, Love, Donald, Epstein, Laurence M, Laham, Roger, Josephson, Mark E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Amiodarone - therapeutic use Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - therapeutic use Antiarythmic agents Atrial Fibrillation - drug therapy Atrial Fibrillation - physiopathology Biological and medical sciences Cardiac arrhythmia Cardiology Cardiovascular system Drug therapy Electrocardiography, Ambulatory Female Follow-Up Studies Heart Rate - drug effects Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Outpatients Pharmacology. Drug treatments Prospective Studies Safety Secondary Prevention Stroke Volume Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	The safety of a method of outpatient antiarrhythmic drug loading utilizing a continuous loop event recorder was evaluated. The findings suggest that the standard 2-day hospital admission for drug loading is not necessary in all patients and a method of outpatient loading may be equally safe.
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00885-6