Latest protocol for antiarrhythmic drugs December 14, 2022 09:28PM |
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So the laundry list the doc spat out was cartizem then amiodrone which I retorted my objections to that and mentioned flecanide and ticosyn which he sort of shot down stating that they were no longer in favor and that amiodrone was the preferred way to go.
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So the laundry list the doc spat out was cartizem then amiodrone which I retorted my objections to that and mentioned flecanide and ticosyn which he sort of shot down stating that they were no longer in favor and that amiodrone was the preferred way to go.
If your mom has been in persistent afib for 15 years, the chances of a rhythm med working (except maybe amiodarone????) is pretty low.
I know flec is contraindicated for someone with heart failure & if your mom has been in these high rates for some time, she may likely be in heart failure.
Best wishes to her.
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Re: Latest protocol for antiarrhythmic drugs December 14, 2022 11:16PM |
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I don't think AAR drugs have a snowball's chance in hell of working. Maybe (and it's a big maybe) if they preloaded her with amiodarone and then cardioverted her, but the odds are low. I would think rate limitation would be their first consideration. They can go higher on the metoprolol and they can try diltiazem instead or in combination.
Since she's not responding to 100 mg of metoprolol, that makes me wonder if it's actually flutter. Flutter often isn't responsive to rate control. Those two EKGs showing 162 and 142 raise my suspicions further since they're both close to 150, but surely they would have noted that it wasn't afib when they did those EKGs?
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Since she's not responding to 100 mg of metoprolol, that makes me wonder if it's actually flutter. Flutter often isn't responsive to rate control. Those two EKGs showing 162 and 142 raise my suspicions further since they're both close to 150, but surely they would have noted that it wasn't afib when they did those EKGs?
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I have read, however, that it can increase the effect of eliquis?? Should I be worried about that?