Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing
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J Interv Card Electrophysiol · Jun 2016
ReviewTreatment of inappropriate sinus tachycardia with ivabradine.
Inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST) often causes palpitations, dyspnea, and exercise intolerance, that are generally treated with beta blockers and non-dihydropyridine calcium-channel antagonists. Ivabradine, a selective inhibitor of cardiac pacemaker If current, has recently emerged as an effective and safe alternative to conventional drugs for IST. ⋯ Ivabradine is effective and safe in short- and medium-term treatment of IST. However, long-term follow-up studies and randomized studies comparing ivabradine with beta blockers are still lacking.