Medicinal treatment of atrial fibrillation in special situations

The treatment of atrial fibrillation has to take into account the underlying cardiac and extracardiac diseases. A successful treatment of the underlying disease will only be sufficient treatment of atrial fibrillation in very rare situations. Therefore, this review focuses on the consequences of und...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie 2014-03, Vol.25 (1), p.26
Hauptverfasser:	Pfeiffer, Dietrich, Jurisch, Daniel, Kluge, Jens-Gerrit, Hagendorff, Andreas, Klein, Norbert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	ger
Schlagworte:	Adrenergic beta-Antagonists - administration & dosage Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - administration & dosage Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - classification Atrial Fibrillation - drug therapy Calcium Channel Blockers - administration & dosage Cardiotonic Agents - administration & dosage Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Humans
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Zusammenfassung:	The treatment of atrial fibrillation has to take into account the underlying cardiac and extracardiac diseases. A successful treatment of the underlying disease will only be sufficient treatment of atrial fibrillation in very rare situations. Therefore, this review focuses on the consequences of underlying heart disease, the hemodynamics and concomitant clinical situations on the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
ISSN:	1435-1544
DOI:	10.1007/s00399-014-0301-2