Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

#150 Rhythm Control in Afib: 5 Pearls Segment

04.24.2024 - By Core IM TeamPlay

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What are the benefits of early rhythm control versus rate control alone? When is electrical cardioversion used and what information can it tell us? What side effects for amiodarone, dofetilide, and sotalol, propafenone and flecainide? When should catheter ablation be considered in patients with atrial fibrillation? Time stamps:02:05 Pearl 1 - Rhythm control11:23 Pearl 2 - Electrical cardioversion17:53 Pearl 3 - Class III antiarrhythmics and side effects26:31 Pearl 4 - Class Ic antiarrhythmics and side effects31:55 Pearl 5 - Catheter ablation

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