METHOD FOR PREVENTING PAROXYSMS IN PATIENTS WITH PERSISTING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

摘要

A method for preventing the paroxysms in the patients with the persisting atrial fibrillation comprises the use of antiarrhythmic drugs. Based on the study of heart rhythm variability, one can assess whether sympathetic or parasympathetic division of the vegetative nervous system dominates. When the sympathetic domination is evident, antiarrhythmic drug of class II &bgr;-adrenoblocker is prescribed. When the parasympathetic domination is evident, antiarrhythmic drug of class is used.