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ARE CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS SUPERIOR TO DIGOXIN FOR CONTROLLING THE VENTRICULAR RATE IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION?

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ARE CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS SUPERIOR TO DIGOXIN FOR CONTROLLING THE VENTRICULAR RATE IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION?

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Report by: Richard J Parris, Consultant in Emergency Medicine Checked by: Simon F J Clarke, Consultant in Emergency Medicine A short-cut review was carried out to establish whether calcium channel blockers are superior to digoxin for controlling the ventricular rate in patients with acute atrial fibrillation. Five studies were directly relevant to the question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these studies are shown in table 2.