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Exercise and atrial fibrillation

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  • the use of digoxin in patients with atrial fibrillation does not prevent exercise-induced tachycardia (1,2)
    • and if there are symptoms (e.g. palpitation) during exercise, add a beta-blocker or a rate limiting calcium channel blocker such as diltiazem (1,2)

Reference:

  • (1) Aronoson JK, Hardman M, Reynolds DJM. ABC of monitoring drug therapy. London: BMJ Publishing Group, 1993.
  • (2) British Heart Foundation (Factfile 7/2001). The use of digoxin.

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