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What is your preferred method for subclinical CAD screening prior to initiation of class IC antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation?

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Cardiology · The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Flecainide and propafenone are the IC agents in use for atrial fibrillation. Encainide and moricizine were predominantly used for ventricular arrhythmias and encainide was pulled a long time ago due to proarrhythmia concerns and I believe Ethmozine stopped being marked many years ago.

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Cardiology · Tanner Heart And Vascular Specialists Villa Rica

Thanks for all the very thoughtful comments. These are most helpful. Thanks for also providing the references. I appreciate it.

I have struggled with this question for many years. I have many patients who are over 80 years old and have been doing extremely well on Flecainide as regards their atrial ...

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