Systematic review of the use of intravenous amiodarone and nifekalant for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Japan

Systematic review of the use of intravenous amiodarone and nifekalant for cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Japan

Background: Intravenous amiodarone is considered to be the first-line drug for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. However, in Japan, nifekalant had been used before the introduction of amiodarone; therefore, most clinical studies on amiodarone use have been small-scale studies...

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Main Authors: Mari Amino, MD, PhD, Koichiro Yoshioka, MD, PhD, Shigetaka Kanda, MD, Yoshiaki Deguchi, MD, PhD, Mari Nakamura, MD, Yoshinori Kobayashi, MD, PhD, Sadaki Inokuchi, MD, PhD, Teruhisa Tanabe, MD, PhD, Yuji Ikari, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Electrical storm
Ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation
Potassium channel blocker
AHA CPR guidelines
Japanese CPR guidelines
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