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ReviewDrugs2009

Dronedarone.

Sheridan M Hoy, Susan J Keam

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Review in Drugs, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sheridan M HoyWolters Kluwer Health/Adis, 41 Centorian Drive, Mairangi Bay, North Shore 0754, Auckland, New Zealand. demail@adis.co.nz
Susan J Keam
Wolters Kluwer Health · NZWolters Kluwer Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral dronedarone is a non-iodinated benzofurane derivative structurally related to amiodarone. Although it is considered a class III antiarrhythmic agent like amiodarone, it demonstrates multi-class electrophysiological activity. Data from the ATHENA study demonstrated that patients receiving oral dronedarone 400 mg twice daily for 12-30 months had a significantly lower risk of experiencing first hospitalization due to a cardiovascular event or death from any cause than those receiving placebo. Dronedarone exhibited rate- and rhythm-controlling properties in patients with atrial fibrilation (AF) or atrial flutter, significantly reducing the risk of a first recurrence of AF versus placebo following 12 months' therapy in the ADONIS and EURIDIS studies. In the ERATO study, dronedarone was also significantly more effective than placebo in terms of ventricular rate control. Furthermore, the beneficial effects of oral dronedarone on ventricular rate control were maintained during exercise and sustained with continued therapy. Oral dronedarone was generally well tolerated in the treatment of adult patients with AF and/or atrial flutter in clinical studies. The incidence of diarrhoea, nausea, bradycardia, rash and QT-interval prolongation was significantly higher with oral dronedarone than placebo in the large ATHENA study; however, serious cardiac-related adverse events were observed in <1% of oral dronedarone recipients.

Indexed as

AmiodaroneAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsArrhythmias, CardiacDronedaroneDrug InteractionsHumansIntestinal AbsorptionMeta-Analysis as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAmiodaroneAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsDronedarone

Identifiers

PMID19678715
OpenAlexW3190045436

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