Articles by Vidal Essebag, MD, PhD2
Amiodarone use and permanent pacing for atrial fibrillation: Are there differences between the sexes?
ByMatthew R. Reynolds, MD, MSc1,Vidal Essebag, MD, PhD2,Ethan J. Ellis, MD1,Peter Zimetbaum, MD1: From the 1Division of Cardiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA,the 2Divisio Among patients with atrial fibrillation, amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone) is the most useful drug for the preservation of sinus rhythm.1-3 Although amiodarone carries a well-known risk of potentially serious noncardiac toxicities, perhaps less well recognized is its major cardiovascular side effect of bradycardia.