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Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 12/2020

24.07.2020 | Concise Research Report

Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Verapamil and Diltiazem for Rate Control in Rapidly Conducted Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter

verfasst von: Furqan A. Rajput, MD, MS, Lianlian Du, MS, Richard J. Chappell, PhD, Theodore J. Berei, PharmD, Zachary D. Goldberger, MD, MS, Jennifer M. Wright, MD

Erschienen in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Ausgabe 12/2020

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Beta-blockers and non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are first-line therapy for heart rate (HR) control in atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) .1 While diltiazem is used more frequently during inpatient practice than verapamil,2 a nationwide shortage of intravenous (IV) diltiazem starting in February 20183 led to the more frequent use of alternative agents for rate control, including IV verapamil. …
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Titel
Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Verapamil and Diltiazem for Rate Control in Rapidly Conducted Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
verfasst von
Furqan A. Rajput, MD, MS
Lianlian Du, MS
Richard J. Chappell, PhD
Theodore J. Berei, PharmD
Zachary D. Goldberger, MD, MS
Jennifer M. Wright, MD
Publikationsdatum
24.07.2020
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Ausgabe 12/2020
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Elektronische ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06051-2

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