Published in:
01-12-2021 | SARS-CoV-2 | Research Letter
Rate control in atrial fibrillation using Landiolol is safe in critically ill Covid-19 patients
Authors:
Geoffroy Hariri, Tomas Urbina, Sandie Mazerand, Naike Bige, Jean-Luc Baudel, Hafid Ait-Oufella
Published in:
Critical Care
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Issue 1/2021
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Excerpt
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is frequent in shock patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) [
1,
2] and is associated with increased mortality [
1]. Several mechanisms are involved in the development of AF in the context of acute circulatory failure, including hypovolemia and β1-adrenergic stimulation in response to endogenous catecholamine production as well as norepinephrine infusion [
3]. Atrial fibrillation impairs left ventricular filling and consecutively stroke volume, and in fine potentially aggravates circulatory failure. …