Rapid suppression of flecainide-induced incessant ventricular tachycardia with high-dose intravenous amiodarone.
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A severe case of flecainide-induced incessant ventricular arrhythmias is presented. These arrhythmias were resistant to various intravenous antiarrhythmic drugs and to cardiac pacing. Intravenous amiodarone administered over a short period and in a high dose strikingly abolished all ventricular arrhythmias.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 93 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988