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What 3-5 drugs are commonly given for atrial fibrillation?

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Dr. Michael Depietro answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Lots of choices: If the goal is just to control the heart rate, the common choices are drugs that slow the heart rate like a beta blocker or calcium channel blocker and a blood thinner to lower the risk of stroke. Classically coumadin, (warfarin) but there are newer ones ( xarelto, for example). Sometimes there are drugs given after the heart has been restored to a normal rhythm that help maintain this, such as amiodarone.

Answered 1/22/2014

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