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Pharmacological therapies or pacing appear to be favourable interventions for prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery Prevention of Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation after Heart Surgery.
Several class IA, IC and III drugs, as well as class II (beta-blockers), appear to be moderately effective in maintaining sinus rhythm after conversion of atrial fibrillation but they increase adverse events, including pro-arrhythmia, and some of the (disopyramide, quinidine and sotalol) may increase mortality Flecainide for Maintaining Sinus Rhythm after Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation.

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