Table 1.

Flecainide indication and contraindications.

Flecainide indications

Flecainide contraindications

Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter in patients who do not have structural heart disease Pharmacological cardioversion of atrial fibrillation or flutter Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia Atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome Sustained ventricular tachycardia Premature ventricular beats Sustained fetal tachycardia (maternal/transplacental administration)

Ischemic heart disease Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Hypertension with left ventricular hypertrophy Congested heart failure High-degree atrioventricular block Complete bundle branch block Structural heart disease Sick sinus syndrome Cardiogenic shock Acquired/congenital QT prolongation with a history of torsades de pointes Concurrent intake of ritonavir