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Combined administration of quinidine and propafenone for atrial fibrillation: the CAQ-PAF study.
Journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Feb 2012
O'Hara Gilles E, Philippon François, Gilbert Marcel, Champagne Jean, Michaud Véronique, Charbonneau Lyne, Pruneau Guylaine, Hamelin Bettina A, Geelen Peter, Turgeon Jacques
Abstract excerpt
Propafenone and its 5-hydroxy metabolite exhibit different electrophysiological properties. Objectives of the CAQ-PAF study were (1) to develop a strategy favoring propafenone instead of 5-hydroxypropafenone in plasma following oral administration of propafenone and (2) to evaluate the potential of low-dose quinidine to chronically inhibit CYP2D6. Patients (n = 102) with atrial fibrillation received propafenone...
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