A randomized placebo-controlled trial with amiodarone for persistent atrial fibrillation in rheumatic mitral stenosis after successful balloon mitral valvuloplasty

A randomized placebo-controlled trial with amiodarone for persistent atrial fibrillation in rheumatic mitral stenosis after successful balloon mitral valvuloplasty

Objective: Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia in patients with rheumatic heart disease (RHD). This study was conducted to determine the maintenance of sinus rhythm with amiodarone therapy following DC cardioversion (DCCV), early after successful balloon mitral valvuloplasty...

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Main Authors: Vinoth Kumar Vilvanathan, Budunur C. Srinivas Prabhavathi Bhat, Manjunath Cholenahally Nanjappa, Bharathi Pandian, Vithal Bagi, Sridhar Kasturi, Shiva Kumar Bandimida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Anticoagulant
Atrial fibrillation
Mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483216000742

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