Cardiac autonomic modulation and long-term use of amiodarone in patients with chronic Chagasic cardiopathy.

Henriette Elena Fortes SilvaRenan Sandoval de AlmeidaDanilo Batista SilveiraMaurício LlagunoLuiz Antônio Pertili Rodrigues ResendeValdo José Dias da SilvaDalmo Correia

Published in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2018)

The deviation in the sympatho-vagal balance and the increase in the complexity of HRV strongly suggest that amiodarone may have a cardioprotective effect, in addition to its antiarrhythmic effects, which could increase the survival of these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
left ventricular
heart rate variability
heart rate
blood pressure
atrial fibrillation
patient reported