METHODS FOR REDUCING THE RISK OF AN ADVERSE DRONEDARONE / BETA-BLOCKERS INTERACTION IN A PATIENT SUFFERING FROM ATRIAL FIBRILATION

摘要

The disclosure relates to a method for managing the risk of dronedarone/beta-blockers interaction by using dronedarone or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) or atrial flutter (AFL), with a recent episode of AF/AFL and associated cardiovascular risk factors, who are in sinus rhythm or who will be cardioverted to reduce the risk of cardiovascular hospitalization, said patients also expecting to receive a beta-blockers treatment, by performing the following steps:a—initiate beta-blockers treatment at a low dose;b—performing a electrocardiogram (ECG) verification of good tolerability;c—increase of beta-blockers dose only if results in step b) are satisfying.