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What patient population is most likely to benefit from pill in pocket strategy for management of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in an unmonitored setting?

Do you have a preference on type of adjunct AV nodal blocker to use, and do propafenone and flecainide have similar safety profiles?
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Cardiology · Electrophysiology Associates Of Northern New Jersey
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Ideal patients are those with structurally normal hearts, no ischemia, and no renal impairment.

For pill-in-the-pocket anti-arrhythmic therapy, I don't think an adjunctive AV node blocker is required for single-dose administration. Most patients who use pill-in-the-pocket antiarrhythmic therapy are ...

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