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Antiarrhythmic treatment with flecainide (Tambocor). Clinical experience from 107 patients.

Abstract
The long-term clinical effect of oral flecainide treatment was evaluated in 107 pts (10-82 yrs). Indications for treatment were: atrial fibrillation 38%, atrial flutter 16%, ventricular tachycardia 24%, ventricular ectopic beats 10% and supraventricular tachycardia 12%. Daily flecainide dosage was 200 (100-400) mg. Follow-up period 3 mths (15 days-15 mths). Based on the history and ECG flecainide had been effective in 51 pts. The improvement was most pronounced in pts suffering from supraventricular tachycardia involving an accessory bypass tract (84-92%). Flecainide had been discontinued in 50 pts due to: insufficient effect in 28, side effects in 17 and for other reasons in 5. The side effects indicating flecainide withdrawal (pts) were: cerebral symptoms (4), gastrointestinal complaints (2), bradyarrhythmias (2), heart failure (3) and suspected pro-arrhythmia (4). (Ventricular tachycardia in 3, 1:1 AV-conducting during atrial flutter in 1).
AuthorsF Frandsen, P Pless, H Mickley, M Møller
JournalActa cardiologica (Acta Cardiol) Vol. 45 Issue 5 Pg. 351-7 ( 1990) ISSN: 0001-5385 [Print] England
PMID1704167 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Flecainide
Topics
  • Administration, Oral
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Atrial Fibrillation (drug therapy)
  • Atrial Flutter (drug therapy)
  • Cardiac Complexes, Premature (drug therapy)
  • Child
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Electrocardiography (drug effects)
  • Female
  • Flecainide (administration & dosage)
  • Heart Ventricles (drug effects)
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Tachycardia (drug therapy)
  • Tachycardia, Supraventricular (drug therapy)

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