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Class III: potassium blockers - eg, amiodarone , sotalol . Class IV: calcium influx blockers - eg, verapamil (but not dihydropyridines). Sotalol has both Class II and Class III a...
Pindolol . Sotalol . Propranolol . Timolol . Each type has one or more brand names. What are beta-blockers used for? , Sotalol Beta-blocker drugs (cardiovas...
Drugs: Anti-arrhythmic drugs: amiodarone , sotalol , disopyramide . Tricyclic antidepressants. Non-sedative antihistamines : terfenadine, astemizole (both now withdrawn).
If pulseless, follow the advanced life support algorithm if in secondary care, or call an ambulance and provide basic life support if in primary care . [ 4 ] Paroxysmal supraventricular ta...
Offer screening to first degree relatives of confirmed cases. [ 5 ] Management of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy Medication For patients with well tolerated, or non...
They recommend that if beta-blockers are required, a standard beta-blocker (that is, a beta-blocker other than sotalol) should be used. The ORBIT bleeding risk score should be used in pref...
Rate control Offer either a standard beta-blocker (a beta-blocker other than sotalol) or a rate-limiting calcium-channel blocker as initial monotherapy to people with AF who need drug t...
Gabapentin appears to improve ET when used as monotherapy but not when used as adjunct therapy. Sotalol has been found to be probably effective in treating ET in previous reviews but it may b...
Drugs include tricyclic antidepressants, alcohol, levodopa, labetalol, sotalol, amfetamines, benzodiazepines and chlorpromazine. Urinary VMA has a false positive rate in excess of 15%.
Flecainide, sotalol or amiodarone may also be effective. Catheter ablation is an alternative to pharmacological therapy.
Dofetilide or sotalol are reasonable options in patients with structural heart disease [ 2 ] . Radiofrequency ablation RF ablation is increasingly being used both in common ty...
Atrial fibrillation : if rate control is needed, add a beta-blocker (but not sotalol) or a rate-limiting CCB such as diltiazem. If on amlodipine, change to a rate-limiting CCB such as diltiaz...