Why the study?
Does flecainide acetate suppress ventricular ectopic depolarizations in patients with chronic high-frequency ventricular ectopic depolarizations?
Population
11 hospitalized patients with chronic high-frequency ventricular ectopic depolarizations.
Comparison
Flecainide acetate oral, twice-daily dosing… vs Placebo control and washout periods.
Design
Other, single-blind
Follow-up
2 weeks
Authors
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Flecainide may suppress ventricular ectopy in refractory cases; leaves open efficacy, safety, and generalizability pending randomized trials.
Does flecainide acetate suppress ventricular ectopic depolarizations in patients with chronic high-frequency ventricular ectopic depolarizations?
Flecainide acetate is highly effective at suppressing chronic high-frequency ventricular ectopic depolarizations.
Hodges et al. (1982) studied this question.
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