Dronedarone – hope or dissapointment? Review article
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atrial fibrillation, drodenarone, amiodarone, antiarrhythmic drugs, heart failure
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Atrial fibrillation occurs among 1–2% of the population and it’s the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disturbance. One of the most effective drugs in preventing episodes of atrial fibrillation and maintenance of sinus rhythm is amiodarone. However long term treatment of amiodarone involves high risk may of serious side effects, such as cardiac rhythm disturbance, thyroid and liver dysfunction or pulmonary disease. Dronedarone is a new antiarrhythmic drug closely related to amiodarone, but without its unique toxic effect on thyroid or lungs. On January 2011 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported two cases of severe liver injury among patients treated with dronedarone. Within two weeks after the first symptoms it was necessary to transplant the organ. Also, data on the effectiveness of the dronedarone did not produce such spectacular results, as expected. It therefore appears that dronedarone, despite its huge live up hope, does not meet our expectations as a drug that would combine the efficacy of amiodarone with a significantly better safety profile.
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Pakuła , M., Wrzosek , K., & Rosiak , M. (2011). Dronedarone – hope or dissapointment?. Cardiology in Practice, 5(1), 18-25. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/kwp/article/view/1613
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