Positive atrial inotropic effect of dofetilide after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or flutter.

J M DeCara, A Pollak, S Dubrey, R H Falk

Journal: The American journal of cardiology 2000;86(6):685-8, A8

PMID: 10980226

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Abstract

The pure class III agent dofetilide was evaluated to determine its effect on atrial function after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or flutter. Compared with placebo, dofetilide-treated patients had evidence of better atrial function after cardioversion, indicating that this agent has a positive atrial inotropic effect during the period of postcardioversion atrial stunning.

Address: Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts 02118, USA.

DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01044-4

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MeSH Terms: Aged, Anti-Arrhythmia Agents, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Blood Flow Velocity, Double-Blind Method, Echocardiography, Doppler, Color, Electric Countershock, Heart Rate, Humans, Myocardial Contraction, Phenethylamines, Potassium Channel Blockers, Recurrence, Stroke Volume, Sulfonamides