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Unusual atrial pro-arrhythmic effect of flecainide : a contemporary review

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De Meester, A. Machiels, Jean-Pascal [UCL] Rousseau, L. Luwaert, R. Chaudron, J. M.

The authors report the case of a patient with drug-resistant atrial fibrillation, who developed, for more than 2 hours, a well-tolerated attack of palpitations, after taking 500 mg of flecainide acetate. The Holter monitoring demonstrated atrial flutter with 1:1 AV conduction and a ventricular rate at 220 bpm. This atrial pro-arrhythmic effect is rare and the mechanism is discussed.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Synthèse de littérature
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 1996
Language Anglais
Journal information "Acta Cardiologica : an international journal of cardiology" - Vol. 51, no. 6, p. 529-534 (1996)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher La Societe Belge de Cardiologie ((Belgium) Bruxelles)
issn 0001-5385
e-issn 1784-973X
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - MD/MINT - Département de médecine interne
UCL - (SLuc) Unité d'oncologie médicale
UCL - (SLuc) Centre du cancer
MESH Subject Aged ; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - adverse effects ; Atrial Flutter - chemically induced ; Electrocardiography, Ambulatory ; Female ; Flecainide - adverse effects ; Humans
Keywords Flecainide ; Atrial flutter ; Pro-arrhythmic
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Bibliographic reference De Meester, A. ; Machiels, Jean-Pascal ; Rousseau, L. ; Luwaert, R. ; Chaudron, J. M.. Unusual atrial pro-arrhythmic effect of flecainide : a contemporary review. In: Acta Cardiologica : an international journal of cardiology, Vol. 51, no. 6, p. 529-534 (1996)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/96951