Safety of Outpatient Initiation of Disopyramide for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients

Safety of Outpatient Initiation of Disopyramide for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients

BackgroundDisopyramide is effective in ameliorating symptoms in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; however, its potential for proarrhythmic effect has raised concerns about its use in the ambulatory setting. The risk of initiating disopyramide in this manner has never been evaluated. Methods...

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Main Authors: Arnon Adler, Dana Fourey, Adaya Weissler‐Snir, Waseem Hindieh, Raymond H. Chan, Michael H. Gollob, Harry Rakowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
acquired long QT syndrome
disopyramide
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
sudden cardiac death
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.116.005152

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