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Bezati S, Boultadakis A, Ventoulis I, Polyzogopoulou E, Parissis JT. Optimal use of intravenous landiolol in acute cardiac care. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2023; 21:855-866. [PMID: 37902562 DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2023.2277354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION B-blockers are regarded as beneficial pharmacologic agents in cardiac care, but their role in the acute setting remains ambiguous. Increasing evidence supports the important role of landiolol in critical care, a highly cardioselective intravenous b-blocker with rapid onset of action and short elimination time. Among its most valuable properties, which may aid to overcome special reservations related to b-blocker therapy in the acute setting, landiolol has a potent negative chronotropic effect while at the same time it exhibits a mild negative inotropic effect. AREAS COVERED This expert opinion review aims to present basic pharmacologic aspects of landiolol and provide current clinical research focused on its efficacy and safety. EXPERT OPINION Landiolol is a valuable and safe pharmacologic agent in acute cardiac care. Japanese and European guidelines have incorporated its use for the management of atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with cardiac dysfunction. Although emerging clinical trials have experimented its use in patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation, acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous intervention and in patients with septic cardiomyopathy, more studies are needed in order to establish its value in such cardiac conditions.
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- Sofia Bezati
- Emergency Medicine Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Emergency Medicine Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece
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- Emergency Medicine Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Emergency Medicine Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Guarracini F, Bonvicini E, Zanon S, Martin M, Casagranda G, Mochen M, Coser A, Quintarelli S, Branzoli S, Mazzone P, Bonmassari R, Marini M. Emergency Management of Electrical Storm: A Practical Overview. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2023; 59:405. [PMID: 36837606 PMCID: PMC9963509 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59020405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Electrical storm is a medical emergency characterized by ventricular arrythmia recurrence that can lead to hemodynamic instability. The incidence of this clinical condition is rising, mainly in implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients, and its prognosis is often poor. Early acknowledgment, management and treatment have a key role in reducing mortality in the acute phase and improving the quality of life of these patients. In an emergency setting, several measures can be employed. Anti-arrhythmic drugs, based on the underlying disease, are often the first step to control the arrhythmic burden; besides that, new therapeutic strategies have been developed with high efficacy, such as deep sedation, early catheter ablation, neuraxial modulation and mechanical hemodynamic support. The aim of this review is to provide practical indications for the management of electrical storm in acute settings.
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- Department of Cardiology, S. Chiara Hospital, 38122 Trento, Italy
- Department of Cardiology, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, S. Chiara Hospital, 38122 Trento, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Santa Chiara Hospital, 38122 Trento, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, S. Chiara Hospital, 38122 Trento, Italy
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- Cardiac Surgery Unit, Santa Chiara Hospital, 38122 Trento, Italy
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- Cardiothoracovascular Department, Electrophysiology Unit, Niguarda Hospital, 20162 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, S. Chiara Hospital, 38122 Trento, Italy
- Heart Rhythm Management Centre, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel, European Reference Networks Guard-Heart, 1090 Brussel, Belgium
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Schnaubelt S, Eibensteiner F, Oppenauer J, Tihanyi D, Neymayer M, Brock R, Kornfehl A, Veigl C, Al Jalali V, Anders S, Steinlechner B, Domanovits H, Sulzgruber P. Hemodynamic and Rhythmologic Effects of Push-Dose Landiolol in Critical Care-A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:134. [PMID: 37259286 PMCID: PMC9967759 DOI: 10.3390/ph16020134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The highly β1-selective beta-blocker Landiolol is known to facilitate efficient and safe rate control in non-compensatory tachycardia or dysrhythmia when administered continuously. However, efficacy and safety data of the also-available bolus formulation in critically ill patients are scarce. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study on a real-life cohort of critical care patients, who had been treated with push-dose Landiolol due to sudden-onset non-compensatory supraventricular tachycardia. Continuous hemodynamic data had been acquired via invasive blood pressure monitoring. RESULTS Thirty patients and 49 bolus applications were analyzed. Successful heart rate control was accomplished in 20 (41%) cases, rhythm control was achieved in 13 (27%) episodes, and 16 (33%) applications showed no effect. Overall, the heart rate was significantly lower (145 (130-150) vs. 105 (100-125) bpm, p < 0.001) in a 90 min post-application observational period in all subgroups. The median changes in blood pressure after the bolus application did not reach clinical significance. Compared with the ventilation settings before the bolus application, the respiratory settings including the required FiO2 after the bolus application did not differ significantly. No serious adverse events were seen. CONCLUSIONS Push-dose Landiolol was safe and effective in critically ill ICU patients. No clinically relevant impact on blood pressure was noted.
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- Sebastian Schnaubelt
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pulmonology, Clinic Penzing, Vienna Healthcare Group, 1140 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pulmonology, Clinic Penzing, Vienna Healthcare Group, 1140 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Cate Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Zeppenfeld K, Tfelt-Hansen J, de Riva M, Winkel BG, Behr ER, Blom NA, Charron P, Corrado D, Dagres N, de Chillou C, Eckardt L, Friede T, Haugaa KH, Hocini M, Lambiase PD, Marijon E, Merino JL, Peichl P, Priori SG, Reichlin T, Schulz-Menger J, Sticherling C, Tzeis S, Verstrael A, Volterrani M. 2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death. Eur Heart J 2022; 43:3997-4126. [PMID: 36017572 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 858] [Impact Index Per Article: 429.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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