Effects of amiodarone on the P-wave triggered signal-averaged electrocardiogram in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease

Am J Cardiol. 1999 Jan 1;83(1):112-4, A9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00792-9.

Abstract

The effects of a 6-week treatment with amiodarone on the P-wave triggered signal-averaged electrocardiogram in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease have been studied. Amiodarone favorably influences P-wave triggered signal-averaged electrocardiographic parameters, predominantly in patients in whom amiodarone is effective in preventing paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amiodarone / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / pharmacology*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / drug therapy*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / prevention & control
  • Coronary Disease / complications
  • Coronary Disease / physiopathology*
  • Electrocardiography / drug effects*
  • Electrocardiography / methods
  • Female
  • Heart Conduction System / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Amiodarone