Comparison of prophylactic effect versus therapeutic effect of amiodarone in patients undergoing heart surgery at risk of atrial fibrillatio
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Atrial fibrillation.Unspecified atrial fibrillationI48.91
- Registration Number
- IRCT20120215009014N392
- Lead Sponsor
- Hamedan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Age: 18 to 65 years old
Candidate for elective cardiac surgery
Having a preoperative sinus rhythm
Exclusion Criteria
Use of antihypertensive drugs other than beta-blockers or ACE inhibitors
Thyroid, renal, pulmonary, hepatic disorders
Asthma
Bradycardia
Heart failure
Atrioventricular block
Sensitivity to amiodarone
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of atrial fibrillation. Timepoint: 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: Using a monitor machine.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of side effects (such as hypotension and bradycardia). Timepoint: 24 hours after surgery. Method of measurement: using a monitor machine.