Verapamil in the treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
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Verapamil in the treatment of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
Verapamil is a novel antiarrhythmic agent which appears to act as a calcium-ion antagonist, blocking calcium transport across the myocardial cell membrane. It was given intravenously, in a dose of 10 mg, to thirty-two patients suffering from paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, and sinus rhythm was achieved promptly in all. Identical results were obtained in a further ten patients with supr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1974
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.50.585.447