The first-line therapy for arrhythmogenic right ventricular ... of Right Ventricular Dysplasia assessed the efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs in patients who, on the basis of extensive testing ...

Antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) are often used after ablation ... To date, there is no sufficient evidence to support the use of any upstream therapy after AF catheter ablation. Larger registries ...

Antiarrhythmic drugs work by changing the electrical properties ... For anybody taking these drugs, the treatment must be carefully individualized to minimize the risk of toxicity, but the ...

While sotalol has been shown to effectively reduce the frequency of ICD shocks, many of the patients who require concomitant antiarrhythmic drug therapy to prevent ICD shocks have poor ventricular ...

Consider hospitalization in patients where withdrawal of a previous antiarrhythmic drug is likely to produce ... by a cardiologist skilled in treatment of arrhythmias in children.

At the 1 year follow-up, 89% of patients in the ablation arm and 23% of patients in the antiarrhythmic drug therapy arm had no recurrence of AF (P <0.0001). 2 AF burden during 24 h Holter ...

Antiarrhythmic Drugs. 2011;5a] Class IC drugs block cardiac ... basis in the outpatient setting with a “pill-in-the-pocket” treatment strategy, if its safety and efficacy have been documented ...

Study says use of catheter ablation resulted in significantly better outcomes in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation than antiarrhythmic drug therapy A study in the January 27 issue of ...

A new study published in the European Heart Journal showed that individuals who used illegal stimulants, such as cocaine and ...

Propafenone, a Class 1C antiarrhythmic drug, has local anesthetic effects ... Dose should be increased more gradually during the initial phase of treatment. Long-term, multicenter, randomized ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Meta-analysis further supports catheter ablation vs. drug therapy for management of ventricular arrythmias ...

For many years, the only treatment for ventricular arrhythmias was antiarrhythmic drugs, but catheter ablation has since been used to reduce overall arrhythmia burden, VT storm, ICD shocks, and ...