Andrei V. Syrov
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disorder requiring treatment and is associated with an increased rate of hospitalization and death. When choosing the tactics of restoring and maintaining sinus rhythm in most patients with AF paroxysm without pronounced organic heart damage, the drug of choice is propafenone, which has a high level of safety and efficacy. The use of the drug within the framework of a «pill in a pocket» by the patient himself, intravenously in a day hospital of an outpatient medical institution or by an ambulance team allows stopping AF paroxysm in most patients at the prehospital stage. Propafenone is also the drug of choice for inpatient sinus rhythm restoration and for long-term antiarrhythmic therapy in a wide range of patients with AF.
Key words: atrial fibrillation, pharmacological cardioversion, antiarrhythmic therapy, propafenone.
About the Author
Andrei V. Syrov 1 21 Moscow Consultative and Diagnostic Center №6, Moscow, Russia
2 People’s Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia
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For citation:Syrov A.V. Pharmacological cardioversion of atrial fibrillation paroxysm in elderly and senile patients at prehospital stage. Clinical review for general practice. 2021; 3: 26–32. DOI: 10.47407/kr2021.2.3.00046
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