Vnitr Lek 1997, 43(4):217-220
[Is quinidine an outmoded drug?].
- Interní oddĕlení nemocnice, Ceský Tĕsín.
Klíčová slova: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents, therapeutic use, ; Atrial Fibrillation, drug therapy, ; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Quinidine, therapeutic use, ; Retrospective Studies
In a group of 273 patients with a recently developed atrial fibrillation the authors compared the success of cardioversion in a group of 141 patients using quinidine and a group of 132 patients where for cardioversion different preparations were used. The results of the investigation confirmed the advantages of quinidine as an antiarrhythmic drug used for pharmacological cardioversion of atrial fibrillation.
Keywords: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents /therapeutic use/; Atrial Fibrillation /drug therapy/; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Quinidine /therapeutic use/; Retrospective Studies
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