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ACUTE RATE CONTROL OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WITH RAPID VENTRICULAR RESPONSE USING INTRAVENOUS CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS OR INTRAVENOUS BETA BLOCKERS LEADS TO CARDIOGENIC SHOCK IN PATIENTS WITH UNDERLYING SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION

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Intravenous (IV) boluses of nondihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (CCBs) or beta-blockers (B-blockers) are often used for acute rate control in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) with rapid ventricular response (RVR).… Click to show full abstract

Intravenous (IV) boluses of nondihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (CCBs) or beta-blockers (B-blockers) are often used for acute rate control in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) with rapid ventricular response (RVR). However, due to their negative chronotropic and inotropic properties,

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; rate control; calcium channel; acute rate; beta blockers; channel blockers

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2020

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