TY - JOUR T1 - Dronedarone for atrial fibrillation: How does it compare with amiodarone? JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 179 LP - 185 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.78a.10049 VL - 78 IS - 3 AU - Neelima Penugonda AU - Adam Mohmand-Borkowski AU - James F. Burke Y1 - 2011/03/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/3/179.abstract N2 - Dronedarone (Multaq), an analogue of amiodarone (Cordarone), was designed to cause fewer adverse effects than the parent compound. Studies have indeed shown dronedarone to be safer than amiodarone, but less effective. Its official indication is to reduce the risk of hospitalization in patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter and other cardiovascular risk factors, reflecting the parameters of its effectiveness in clinical trials. ER -