1. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol
Vernakalant Hydrochloride for the Rapid Conversion of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac SurgeryCLINICAL PERSPECTIVE
by Peter R. Kowey, Paul Dorian, L. Brent Mitchell, Craig M. Pratt, Denis Roy, Peter J. Schwartz, Jerzy Sadowski, Dorota Sobczyk, Andrzej Bochenek, and Egon Toft
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol
Volume 2(6):
December 1, 2009
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2. Figure 1. Patient disposition
Figure 1. Patient disposition. *One patient in the vernakalant group was adjudged by the Clinical Events Committee to be in SR before and after treatment.
Figure 1. Patient disposition. *One patient in the vernakalant group was adjudged by the Clinical Events Committee to be in SR before and after treatment.
Peter R. Kowey et al. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2009;2:
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3. Figure 2. Success rates in the overall AF/AFL population and among patients with AF.
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4. Figure 3. Cumulative responder percentage based on time after the start of treatment among patients with AF.
Figure 3. Cumulative responder percentage based on time after the start of treatment among patients with AF.
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5. Figure 4. Time course of changes from baseline in HR and QRS, QTcB, and QTcF for patients with AF/AFL given vernakalant compared with patients given placebo.
Figure 4. Time course of changes from baseline in HR and QRS, QTcB, and QTcF for patients with AF/AFL given vernakalant compared with patients given placebo. Data (mean±SD) are shown for patients who remained in AF or AFL, except in A, which includes vernakalant-treated patients who demonstrated conversion to SR (wide error bars).
Peter R. Kowey et al. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2009;2:
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