Atriumfibrilleren

Classificatie AF-patroon


Classificatie symptomen


Principes van anti-arritmica

  1. Treatment is aimed at reducing AF-related symptoms;
  2. Efficacy of antiarrhythmic drugs to maintain sinus rhythm is modest;
  3. Clinically successful antiarrhythmic drug therapy may reduce rather than eliminate the recurrence of AF;
  4. If one antiarrhythmic drug ‘fails’, a clinically acceptable response may be achieved with another agent;
  5. Drug-induced pro-arrhythmia or extracardiac side-effects are frequent;
  6. Safety rather than efficacy considerations should primarily guide the choice of antiarrhythmic drug.