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Intravenous calcium channel blockers or beta-blockers are the preferred rate control medications for hemodynamically stable patients with atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate (AF-RVR) in the emergency department. To compare the efficacy ...
Background: Diltiazem (calcium channel blocker) and metoprolol (beta-blocker) are both commonly used to treat atrial fibrillation/flutter (AFF) in the emergency department (ED). However, there is considerable regional variability in emergency physician practice patterns and debate among physicians as to which agent is more effective.
23 paź 2001 · In patients with lone AF, a beta-blocker may be tried first, but flecainide, propafenone, and sotalol are particularly effective. Amiodarone and dofetilide are recommended as alternative therapy. Quinidine, procainamide, and disopyramide are not favored unless amiodarone fails or is contraindicated.
29 mar 2020 · We performed a systematic review of CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, ClinicalTrials.gov and the WHO Clinical Trials registry for randomized controlled trials comparing the use of diltiazem and metoprolol for the management of either Acute AF and Chronic AF.
Diltiazem (calcium channel blocker) and metoprolol (beta-blocker) are both commonly used to treat atrial fibrillation/flutter (AFF) in the emergency department (ED). However, there is considerable regional variability in emergency physician practice patterns and debate among physicians as to which agent is more effective.
1 paź 2021 · The most common non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker and non-selective beta-blocker used in the management of pAF are diltiazem and metoprolol, respectively, with both agents being used interchangeably according to physician preference, patient characteristics and availability.
15 gru 2016 · Patients who were prescribed β-blockers as outpatients were more likely to be treated with i.v. metoprolol acutely, and those on home calcium channel blocker therapy were more likely to be treated with i.v. diltiazem acutely.
