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Caso Clínico: Bradicardia desencadenada por propafenona
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ISSN: 1139-6202
Autor
Calderon-Ospina, Carlos-Alberto
Dominguez-Dominguez, Camilo Alberto
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Resumen
There are several alternatives for the treatment of supraventricular tachycardias, some of them are pharmacological and others non-pharmacological. Among pharmacological agents, class IC antiarrhythmics such as propafenone have been shown to be highly dangerous in elderly patients because the potential of cardiac failure. This case shows a medication error, a problem related to the selection of the antiarrhythmic drug, ignoring the warning of the pharmaceutical service and causing a serious adverse reaction (heart failure) which was completely preventable.