Abordatge dels pacients amb teràpia antiarrítmica
Abstract
Cardiac arrhythmias consist on a normal heart rhythm disturbance. They are classified into bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias. Atrial fibrillation is the most frequent arrhythmia in our environment. The goal of therapy is to improve symptoms and prevent related problems, especially those that are potentially serious or life-threatening, such as sudden death due to ventricular arrhythmias or thromboembolism. Currently, antiarrhythmic therapy, in addition to antiarrhythmic drugs, includes catheter ablation and implantation of pacemakers or defibrillators. Antiarrhythmic drugs are a heterogeneous group of drugs that act mostly at the level of the ion channels of cardiac cells. The most commonly prescribed antiarrhythmics are amiodarone, flecainide, beta-blockers, verapamil, and digoxin. The therapeutic management of cardiac arrhythmias is complex and requires a broad knowledge of the pathology and therapeutic options. Antiarrhythmic drugs require the pharmacotherapeutic follow-up of the effectiveness and of the possible adverse effects and interactions with the medication of the patients.
Keywords
Cardiac arrhythmias; Antiarrhythmics drugs; Auricular fibrillation; PharmacotherapyBibliographic citation
Masip M, Guerra JM. Abordatge dels pacients amb teràpia antiarrítmica. Butll Inf Ter. 2017 Jul;28(7):51-57.
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