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#150 Rhythm Control in Afib: 5 Pearls Segment

· 40 min

Episode #150 Rhythm Control in Afib: 5 Pearls Segment

0:00 40:08

What are the benefits of early rhythm control versus rate control alone? When is electrical cardioversion used and what information can it tell us? What side effects for amiodarone, dofetilide, and sotalol, propafenone and flecainide? When should catheter ablation be considered in patients with atrial fibrillation?

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Time stamps:

(02:05) | Pearl 1 - Rhythm control

(11:23) | Pearl 2 - Electrical cardioversion

(17:53) | Pearl 3 - Class III antiarrhythmics and side effects

(26:31) | Pearl 4 - Class Ic antiarrhythmics and side effects

(31:55) | Pearl 5 - Catheter ablation

Tags: cardiology, primary care, CoreIM, IMcore, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, hospital medicine, pharmacy, nursing education, atrial fibrillation

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