Invited Review
Clinical implications from the European Heart Rhythm Association consensus document on antiarrhythmic drug therapy
1Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University; İzmir-Turkey
2Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University; Eskişehir-Turkey
2Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University; Eskişehir-Turkey
Abstract
The recently published consensus document by the European Heart Rhythm Association presents a patient-tailored pharmacological antiarrhythmic treatment approach targeting the arrhythmia mechanism. This document comprehensively reviews the indications, side effects, and contraindications of antiarrhythmic drugs. In this paper, we reviewed novel treatment concepts offered by the consensus document.
Keywords: antiarrhythmic drugs, pharmacological antiarrhythmic therapy, proarrhythmia, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics