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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Immediate Effects of Intravenous Verapamil in Cardiac Arrhythmias
British Medical Journal, Volume 1, No. 5801, Year 1972
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Verapamil was administered by intravenous injection to 181 patients with various cardiac arrhythmias. The automaticity of the cardiac pacemaker was slowed in sinus, idionodal, and idioventricular tachycardia. In atrial fibrillation the drug usually slowed the ventricular response and often made it regular. In some cases atrial flutter was converted to sinus rhythm, the ventricular response being reduced in the remainder. Conversion of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia to sinus rhythm was consistently achieved. A favourable response occurred in four patients in whom arrhythmias were associated with pre-excitation syndromes. There were no adverse clinical side effects. © 1972, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Schamroth, Leo
South Africa, Johannesburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Krikler, Dennis M.
United Kingdom, London
Prince of Wales Hospital
Garrett, Christine
United Kingdom, London
Prince of Wales Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 307
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1136/bmj.1.5801.660
ISSN:
00071447
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases