lanatoside-c and Atrial-Fibrillation

To investigate the effectiveness and safety of various agents on paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in the elderly over 75 years old.. Totally 264 in-patients (75-91 years old, 185 males and 79 females) with atrial fibrillation history of less than 7 days were enrolled in this study. A total of 611 atrial fibrillation episodes were recorded, but 130 episodes (22.3%) of atrial fibrillation were auto-converted to sinus rhythm. The rest 481 episodes of atrial fibrillation were divided into six groups based on the drug used.. The cardioversion ratio of atrial fibrillation were 9.5%, 46.9%, 71.7%, 55.9%, 32.7%, and 73.6% in control, cedilanid, amiodarone, propafenone, verapamil, and quinidine groups, respectively. Ventricular rate control were 5.4%, 83.6%, 84.9%, 77.9%, 78.8%, and 11.3% in those groups, respectively. The total effective rates of amiodarone and cedilanid groups were the highest. When the ventricular rate was controlled to below 90 bpm, the patients would almost complain of no discomfort. No severe side-effect was observed in each group.. Amiodarone and cedilanid may be the proper drugs for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in the elderly. The above antiarrhythmics in each therapeutic group were relatively safe and effective.

Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amiodarone; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Atrial Fibrillation; Bradycardia; Cardiac Glycosides; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Lanatosides; Male; Nausea; Propafenone

Topics: Atrial Fibrillation; Blood Pressure; Cats; Electrocardiography; Heart; Hypothermia; Hypothermia, Induced; Lanatosides; Pharmacology; Research

Topics: Arrhythmia, Sinus; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Atrial Fibrillation; Coronary Disease; Deslanoside; Heart Defects, Congenital; Heart Failure; Humans; Lanatosides; Myocarditis; Pulmonary Heart Disease; Tachycardia

Topics: Adolescent; Angina Pectoris; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Atrial Fibrillation; Child; Coronary Disease; Deslanoside; Geriatrics; Heart Block; Heart Failure; Humans; Hypertension; Lanatosides; Myocardial Infarction; Pharmacology; Pulmonary Edema; Pulmonary Fibrosis; Pulmonary Heart Disease; Tachycardia; Thrombophlebitis; Toxicology; Water-Electrolyte Balance

Topics: Atrial Fibrillation; Digitalis; Digitalis Glycosides; Lanatosides; Plant Extracts; Tachycardia

Topics: Atrial Fibrillation; Digitalis; Digitalis Glycosides; Digitoxin; Humans; Lanatosides; Plant Extracts

Topics: Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Atrial Fibrillation; Atrial Flutter; Brugada Syndrome; Cardiac Conduction System Disease; Digitalis; Digitalis Glycosides; Heart Conduction System; Humans; Lanatosides