Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias: atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation
Rae, A.P.
Geriatrics 40(3): 93
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-867X PMID: 3972251 Document Number: 257781
Symptoms range from mild palpitations to overt cardiac failure and cardiogenic shock, depending on the ventricular rate and the patient's underlying cardiac status. Drug therapy is the mainstay treatment. In atrial fibrillation, digoxin is used to control the ventricular response and therefore improve cardiac function. Verapamil may also be used for this purpose.
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