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Flecainide acetate for conversion of acute supraventricular tachycardia to sinus rhythm

Crozier, Ian G., Ikram, Hamid, Kenealy, Matthew, Levy, Lester·1987·The American Journal of Cardiology

Abstract

The efficacy of intravenous flecainide acetate (maximum 2 mg/kg or 150 mg given at a rate of 15 mg/min) was assessed in patients with acute supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) (within 24 hours). Fifty patients were studied, 46 with spontaneous SVT and 4 with induced SVT at electrophysiologic assessment. Conversion to sinus rhythm was achieved within 45 minutes in 76%: in 25 patients with atrial fibrillation (76% conversion), 15 with atrioventricular (AV) nodal or AV reentrant tachycardia (100% conversion) and 10 with atrial flutter or atrial reentrant tachycardia (40% conversion). Adverse effects were noted in 21 patients (42%): paresthesia in 9, drowsiness in 8, nausea in 2, accelerated ventricular rate in 5, ventricular tachycardia in 1, sinus bradycardia in 1 and hypotension in 5. Adverse effects were associated with larger dosage and atrial flutter or atrial reentrant tachycardia. Thus, flecainide acetate is effective in converting to sinus rhythm acute atrial fibrillation and AV nodal and AV reentrant tachycardias, but not atrial flutter or atrial reentrant tachycardia.

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Authors
Crozier, I. G., Ikram, H., Kenealy, M., & Levy, L.
Affiliations
Princess Margaret Hospital (NZ)
Corresponding author
Crozier, Ian G.
Venue
The American Journal of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1987-03
Volume
59
Issue
6
Pages
607-609
ISSN
0002-9149 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2002205598
Cited by
76
References
10
Citations by year
2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
FWCI
5.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The American Journal of Cardiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
Keywords
flecainide, supraventricular tachycardia, conversion to sinus rhythm, intravenous antiarrhythmic therapy, atrial fibrillation, atrioventricular nodal tachycardia, atrial flutter, adverse drug reactions, ventricular tachycardia
MeSH terms
Acute Disease, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Flecainide, Heart Rate, Humans, Infusions, Intravenous, Male, Middle Aged, Tachycardia, Supraventricular

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